Today’s sculptors who use metal as their art medium have more choices available than in any time in history. In the distant past, artists used only cast metals. Then in the 1930s they 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 of the original edition that helped many artists find the answers they needed for creating sculpture. New chapters update the history of direct metal sculpture 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, exploring the importance of computer aided design, and the impact of the Internet for successfully marketing one’s art. This is the latest, most complete, and practical book about an art form that is destined to become increasingly popular as more commissions arise for enhancing public spaces, parks and gardens. Over 475 illustrations
