Direct Metal Sculpture

This revised and expanded edition of "Direct Metal Sculpture" provides techniques and inspiration for creating metal sculptures. It includes new chapters on public art programs and the impact of the computer on art design and marketing. Over 475 illustrations offer ideas, inspiration, techniques, and finished examples of metal sculpture. It is a "must-own" for artists, craftsmen, collectors, designers, gallery owners, museum curators, and anyone interested in metal sculpture.

Format: Hardback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 01 June 2023
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd

Sculptors began to heat and shape metal directly in the 1930s, giving rise to a new form of sculpture and artist. This revised and expanded edition of the book retains all the techniques and inspiration needed to help artists create direct metal sculpture. New chapters have been added to update its history over the past quarter century, including one that explores the impact of public art programs on culture in our cities. Sections on the impact of the computer on design and marketing of art have also been included.

This is the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and practical book on a growing art form. Over 475 illustrations offer ideas, inspiration, techniques, and finished examples of art. This book is a "must-have" for artists, craftsmen, collectors, designers, gallery owners, museum curators, and anyone interested in metal sculpture. Historical examples showcase where the art has been, where it is, and who is doing it.

Weight: 1158g
Dimension: 262 x 186 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780764312540