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What is a metal sculpture?

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What is a metal sculpture?
A sculpture created from materials made of metal. This is a broad category. Metal sculptures can be made by fabrication, meaning assembled by hand or machine. Cast metal sculpture like bronze or steel is made from a complex casting process.
Glenn Green Galleries
Glenn Green GalleriesFebruary 24, 2021
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Salvatore Messina, Large Geometric Free Standing Metal Sculpture, Italy, 1970s
By Salvatore Messina
Located in Milan, IT
Large aluminum abstract sculpture by Salvatore Messina.
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Horselaugh Free-Standing Metal Horse Sculpture
By Debbie Korbel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Horselaugh" by Debbie Korbel is a handmade stainless steel sculpture mounted on a black post
Category

2010s American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Queen Bee Standing", Abstract, Steel Metal Sculpture by Isobel Folb Sokolow
By Isobel Folb Sokolow
Located in New York, NY
"Queen Bee Standing" by Isobel Folb Sokolow Welded, found metal and automotive steel Sokolow
Category

1990s Abstract Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Metal

Mixed Media Metal Wood Stone Contemporary Art Sculpture - Two Women Standing 322
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Two Women Standing 322 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Stone Contemporary Art Sculpture In
Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Metal

Cut Metal Brutalist Modern Abstract Cut Metal Standing Sculpture
By Paul Evans, Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Studio made artist-signed Brutalist cut steel abstract standing sculpture standing on 8 x 8 square
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Cut Metal Brutalist Modern Abstract Cat Standing Sculpture
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne, Paul Evans
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Studio made artist signed Brutalist cut steel abstract standing sculpture standing on 15x15" square
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

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Infinity, monumental contemporary white granite sculpture by Khang Pham-New
By Khang Pham-New
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Infinity, monumental contemporary white granite sculpture by Khang Pham-New white granite sculpture for outdoor or indoor installation. Sculpture garden ready with a connected base. Granite is durable and easy to care for and can withstand all climates. Polished surface is light grey/white. We first saw his sculptures when they were featured in an outdoor sculpture Biennale in Vancouver with many notable and established sculptors (like Magdalena Abakanowicz, Dennis Oppenheim, Albert Paley, Bill Reid, and Yoko Ono). His work stood out to us and we’ve represented Khang internationally ever since, exhibiting and placing his sculptures in public and private collections for the last 11 years. The response has been amazing. His abstract biomorphic shapes are contemplative and beautiful to view. Khang says: “It is my passion to create monumental sculpture. I invite the viewer to touch and interact with the work. It is especially nice to see small children in and around the large pieces.” Pham-New is interested in the art and form of sculpture as a basis for contemplation and meditation. Khang Pham was born in war-torn South Vietnam...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Grandmother, fuschia, totem, abstract, sculpture, Navajo, contemporary
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Grandmother, Fuschia totem, abstract, sculpture, Navajo, contemporary ,indoor, outdoor limited edition of 8 Contact the gallery for availability and timing for delivery. Base measures 1.5" thick aluminum 36 wide 29 depth tapers to 21 As a printmaker, painter, and sculptor, my work draws upon my rich Diné (Navajo) heritage. The work I make attempts to follow the Diné dictum “walk in beauty” literally, creating beauty and harmony. As an artist, I work to serve as an agent of change by encouraging others to learn about social, cultural, and political phenomena shaping the contemporary lives of Native peoples...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Somersault, oil on canvas, painting, by Rodney Forbes, Australia, birds, cars
By Rodney Forbes
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Somersault, oil on canvas, painting, by Rodney Forbes, Australia, birds, cars
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Making New Friends, figurative, sculpture, Korean and Navajo Women, teal, female
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Making New Friends, figurative sculpture, Korean and Navajo Women, teal, female limited edition of 8 fabricated aluminum edition with powder coat f...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pooja, sculpture by Guy Dill, abstract, contemporary, bronze sculpture, indoor
By Guy Dill
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Pooja, sculpture by Guy Dill, abstract, contemporary, bronze sculpture, indoor, outdoor Contact us with expected delivery times. Abstract sculptor GUY DILL is well-known and in suc...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Eagle Kachina, painting, by Dan Namingha, vertical, brown, red, black, turquoise
By Dan Namingha
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Eagle Kachina, painting, by Dan Namingha, vertical, brown, red, black, turquoise We present paintings, prints, and sculptures by Southwestern luminary, DAN NAMINGHA. Our collection ...
Category

1970s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Apache Woman on Horseback, by Allan Houser, Haozous, painting, paper, horse
By Allan Houser
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Apache Woman on Horseback, by Allan Houser, Haozous, painting, paper, horse Painting on paper from 1946 by master artist Allan Houser. Ft. Sill Chi...
Category

1940s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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