Publisher's Synopsis
Welded sculpture evolved as an art form in the 1930s as artists began to adapt an industrial method for aesthetic purposes. This historical survey explores the plentiful and varied approaches to sculpture possible through welding and its companion processes. Many 20th-century artists have produced a prestigious body of welded sculpture, often contributing to the development of this method by experimentation. With its strong European artistic roots, welded sculpture has transcended several "isms" and trends, bypassing ephemeral styles and marketing mechanisms. This volume presents a detailed examination of a technique, its artistic exponents, and its associated social and political milieu over the last three quarters of the 20th century. It records and comments on the history of welded art as it has occurred in this time. Artists featured in the book include Pablo Picasso, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Harry Bertoia, Phillip King, Anthony Caro, Lynn Chadwick and Eduardo Paolozzi, to name a few.
