Direct Metal Sculpture / Edition 2

by Dona Z. Meilach

Overview

In the 1930s sculptors began to heat and shape metal directly and a new type of sculpture and artist emerged. This revised and expanded edition retains all the techniques and inspiration to help artists find the answers they needed for creating direct metal sculpture. New chapters update its history over the past quarter century. One new chapter explains the impact public art programs are having on culture in our cities. There are also sections on the impact of the computer on design and marketing of art. This is the latest, most complete, and practical book about an art form destined to become increasingly popular. Over 475 illustrations offer ideas, inspiration, techniques, and finished examples of art. This book is a “must own” for artists, craftsmen, collectors, designers, gallery owners, museum curators, and everyone interested in metal sculpture. Historical examples show where the art has been, where it is, and who is doing it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764312540
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	09/26/2000
Series:	Schiffer Art Book Series
Edition description:	Revised & Expanded
Pages:	248
Sales rank:	640,874
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dona Z. Meilach has written over forty books on a variety of art subjects. She combines her talents as an artist, art historian, author, photographer, and lecturer to assemble materials in her unique way.

Table of Contents

	Foreword to the Revised Edition	iv
	Introduction to the Revised Edition	v
Chapter 1	What is Direct Metal Sculpture?	3
Chapter 2	Metals-Equipment-and Their Use	30
Chapter 3	Soldering and Brazing	51
Chapter 4	Welded Iron and Steel Sculptures (Ferrous Metals)	80
	Color Section for Revised Edition
Chapter 5	Sculptures From Found Objects	121
Chapter 6	Non-Ferrous Metals	131
Chapter 7	Combining Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals	151
Chapter 8	Combinations of Metals & Other Materials	164
Chapter 9	Metal Sculptures Made Without Heat	179
Chapter 10	Architecture and Direct Metal Sculpture	187
Chapter 11	Public Art and Sculpture Gardens	196
	Glossary of Terms	216
	Resources	220
	Index	223