Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Metal Art " How It Is Created, Its Kinds And Uses

By Leigh A. Manus


Metal art, or metal wall art, is based on the science of shaping and joining metals that are meant to be used for a specific purpose and using this art, various types of items are produced that may or may not be functional but sure are an eye candy. Chopper motor cycles, jewelry, and furniture, metal sculptures are all part of this vast area of metal art which is a broad term in itself.

A car with great looks with an awesome design and even a delicate piece of jewelry , all fall under the category of metal art besides countless other things and the number of things not falling under this category are less in number and can easily counted. A good design matters a lot be it any type of metal wall art as no one purchases something that looks ugly and this is where the metal art steps in that makes the design of anything look great such as a car with great design is a piece of metal art.

The technique involved in the process of manufacturing metal art includes forming metal, cutting it and in the end joining it all together and making use of this technique and a wide variety of metal and alloys present in nature, the metal artists create awesome designs. There are various ways using which metal art is made to come into being and amongst those ways, the mostly used ones are the technique of metal printing, cutting and joining metals and then there is the technique of casting of molten metal.

In the area of metal art , there is manufacturing process used in its creation along with the creativity of the metal artists that is put into the work and this manufacturing thing is basically what separates the metal art from the other art forms such as painting and music,

Long life span and hardness are two of the key characteristics of metal art work and these two depend on the way the art piece is being put into use and also the type of metal that was used when it was being created. Proper care and maintenance is what is required for metal art such as a light piece of gold jewelry can last for years if it is maintained properly and cleaned regularly. Metal sculptures made of iron metal need proper cleaning such as removal of dirt and grime from the surface and this very thing helps in increasing the life of the metal sculpture.

Metal wall art has been evolving at a rapid pace and this is all thanks to the newer and better welding methods that have been developed, the increasing creativity and also increase in the number of alloys.




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