METAL WORK

ART
DAVID BEACH
 WHAT IT METAL ART?

• Any type of art that is composed from metal

• In ancient (3,000 BCE) art, it was composed of weapons, armor, or eating utensils

• After new processes were discovered, more people made artwork from various metals

• Most commonly, iron, brass, copper, gold, silver, and bronze

 TOOLS NEEDED

• Cutting torch

• Cutting tool

• Welder

• Angle Grinder

• Vice Pliers

• Hammer/mallet

• Chalk
TECHNIQUES

REPOUSSE CHASING ENGRAVING INLAYING

HAMMERING FROM CREATING AN INCISION ON A LINE WITH A INSERTING
INSIDE TO CREATE 3D INDENT IN THE CUTTING TOOL MATERIALS INTO
EFFECT ART METAL TO MAKE
DETAILED
DESIGNS
 PABLO PICASSO
La femme au jardin
(Woman in the Garden)
1930-1932
Used welded bronze

Chicago Picasso
1962-1964
Built from Cor-Ten steel
First piece of art in Chicago
Uncertainty to what is
exactly is
 WHAT MAKES THE STATUE OF LIBERTY GREEN/BLUE?

• When created (1886), it was a bright shinny brown, like a penny

• By 1906 is was starting to fade to the green and blue color we know today
• The copper from the statue reacts to the air to make verdigris, which adds protection from corrosion
• The combination from copper to oxygen create a chemical called copper oxide
• With age, it starts to create a thin green/blue layer, called patina
• Brochantite- Cu4SO4(OH)6 (green)
• Malachite Mineral-Cu2CO3(OH)2 (green)
• Azurite Mineral-Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (blue)
 PRESERVING METALS ON EIFEL TOWER

• Repainted every seven years to help protect the paint

• Over 2.5 million rivets, built to last forever

• After the 17 time painted, new regulations were put into place
• Area had to be completely cleaned before

• All the corroded areas are sanded, and grounded, then receive two coats of an oleoglycerophthalic primer containing
lead silicate-chromate pigment
• Helps prevent corrosion and allows paint to help stick to it

• The final coat of paint is highly aesthetic appearance; perfect compatibility with the existing, older paints; excellent
corrosion resistance
 CONCLUSION

• It is any form of art composed by metal

• Most common metals used are copper, gold, silver, bronze, iron and brass

• The four main techniques used are repousse, chasing, engraving and inlaying
 WORK CITED

• Dempsey, Jock. “Eiffel Tower Maintenance.” Eiffel Tower, Corrosion Doctors,

https://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Landmarks/Eiffel.htm#Correction.

• Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "Why Is the Statue of Liberty Green?" ThoughtCo, Aug. 26, 2020,

• Fernández Aparicio, Carmen. “La Femme Au Jardin (Woman in the Garden).” Pablo Picasso (Pablo Ruiz Picasso),
Museo Nacional Centro De Arte, 2021,  

• “Metalwork (C.3000 BCE - 1400 CE) Decorative Goldsmithery & Bronzework: Antiquity to the Middle Ages.”
Metalwork: Art of Precious Metals: History, Methods, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ART,

• “'The Picasso' (Untitled Sculpture).” City of Chicago :: "The Picasso" (Untitled Sculpture), 2021,