The Gates by bmac62
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It is called Scrap Metal Art. I wonder why? LOL
These ornate and purposefully rusty gates are in the new Bloch Building of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
"Metal art welding is basically a form of sculpting in reverse. Whereas sculpting starts from a block of stone and the process entails the removal of all material not part of what is to be the finished piece, metal art welding starts with nothing and keeps on adding pieces until the work of art in completed. Two processes, converse to each other, but resulting in the same end."
Excerpt above quoted from the fistfire website. Click Here
Btw, the person behind the gates is Tara (auntietk). She is looking at another welded pile of metal on the wall...and found it had all the great characteristics of composition, colors, shapes and forms that we've all come to value in more conventional art. :)
Bill:)
"16th Century Italian Armor"
Comments (34)
Faemike55
This is different! I like how they use old tools as part for the gate Great, or is that grate capture!
MrsRatbag
I've seen some fantastic metal sculptures that looked a lot like they may have come from the same source; this is not exactly a practical piece, but very pretty! Excellent capture!
RodS
Now see, and people used to wonder why I had a basement full of junk! That wasn't junk, it was just unassembled art. LOL! Nicely done, Bill! I'm gonna start looking through garage sales a little more often, I think! A wrench here, a C-clamp there..... Great for making art or opening wine bottles!
auntietk
I love those gates! If I'd spent less time engrossed in the thing on the wall, I might have looked at the gates a little longer! Thanks for taking pictures of things I missed. :)
NefariousDrO
That would make for a fascinating gateway at the end of your driveway, no? Nice shot!
jocko500
cool shot
MagikUnicorn
Super cool exposition
goodoleboy
Scrap metal is right, Bill, and OMG, are those tools that I see on the gates....hammers, wrenches, clamps, pick axes, etc.? Gotta give the person an A for effort in this concept. Lots of square footage apparent in the museum, which makes for a basically spartan milieu, even with the artwork.
bazza
I see that this artist didn't like hard work he's welded all his work tools to the gates lol those big crescent wrenches would be worth a bob or two.. lol. Excellent shot Bill a def fav..
0rest4wicked
Recycling at it's best. Well seen!
Rainastorm
Very cool and quite interesting Bill...this looks like something my dad would create. lol
beachzz
I love pieces like this--something about found stuff turned into art appeals to me a lot.
lyron
Interesting work. Great capture!!
hipps13
so fun to look around to watch wonderful capture warm hugs, Linda
sharky_
Its got all the tools. Interesting capture. Aloha
babuci
Fascinating compo as you use the gate as a divider between phootographer and viewer. Great observing mood.
durleybeachbum
What a weird definition! At art school we had classes in carving, modelling and construction, all in the Sculpture department. and within 'construction' there were specialists in various media; metal, wood, plastics, card and paper, etc. And of course many public pieces are made with clay and then cast in bronze at specialist foundries. Anyway..all that aside, you made a great image, and I love the intensity of interest Tara gives off!
Meisiekind
I love the gates! It looks like something I need welded infront of my windows here in sunny and crime ridden SA!!
jayfar
Very interesting work which most men would study and the ladies probably wouldn't give a second glance to.
BertDes
Wonderful art. Great shot.
blinkings
They are great. Can I order a pair for my place?
jmb007
belle xculture et photo!!
jendellas
Very unusual gates, don't know if I would like them as the gateway to my mansion :o) but you never know!!!!
DAVER2112
Wonderful image and artwork!!
nikolais
amazing ironwork. thank you for the great shot, Bill!
flavia49
wonderful capture!!
Valentin
Really a very creative artwork and excellent holder for tools too!
helanker
WOW! That is indeed a wierd gate but i really like it. :-D Wonder if one could learn such things in an art school...
sandra46
EXCELLENT IMAGE! GREAT WORK!
debbielove
Its well taken me old mate!!! As for this ....art? It's like something I see loaded on the back our rubbish lorries everyday.....Really!!! How much? One thing.. Gotta admire the re-useage of old metal.. That's good.. Rob