Fernandez - Direct Metal Sculpture

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Direct Metal Sculpture

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DMS - Direct Metal Sculpture

Thousands of welded CA 60(4,2mm) and CA 50 (6,3mm) GERDAU rebar

Milhares de vergalhões de ferro da GERDAU soldados individualmente

Size: 2,15m H x 1,60m W x 1,03m D - 700 kg

Steel Bird

Steel Bird is a product of the Direct Metal sculpture technique. It was not cast or forged. The work is made entirely of welded steel rods and rebar. Fernandez refers to the first phase of the sculpture's development as the frame, or skeleton. Here, a 72" diameter ring and four other half rings of 5/8" hot rolled steel bar provide the sculpture's basic form. In addition, 140 pieces of ¼" diameter, hot rolled steel bar was MIG welded to strengths the structure. In the second phase, approximately 17,750 individual pieces of CA 60 (4,2mm) and CA 50 (6,3mm) GERDAU rebar, each measuring from ½" to 4" in length, fill in the body with gas-oxyacetylene welding. Between the beak and the body of Steel Bird are 438 MIG welded pieces of ¼" cold rolled carbon steel bars measuring from 1" to 40" in length. A specially designed and welded stainless steel pipe, 20" in diameter, forms the eyes of the bird. The base is two, round steel plates, ½" and 1" thick. The perch is 6" diameter steel pipe with a 1/2" wall.

Dimentions: 110''H 74''W 40''D
Weight: 1800 Lbs

Steel Bird (Esqueleto/Skeleton) - 2000

DMS - DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE
Welded steel rods ¼" and steel pipe
Vergalhões de ferro e cano de aço
0,97 x 0,56 x 0,23 m - 10 kg

Steel Bird (Musculo/Muscle) - 2000

DMS - DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE
Welded steel rods ¼", 3/16" and steel pipe
Vergalhões de ferro e cano de aço
0,97 x 0,56 x 0,23 m - 10 kg

Steel Bird (Pele/Skin) - 2002

DMS - DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE
Welded steel rods ¼" / 3/16" - brazed brass and steel pipe
Vergalhões de ferro soldado e derretido, latão derretido, cano de aço
0,97 x 0,56 x 0,23 m - 10 kg

Rondo # 5 - 2000

DMS - DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE
Welded steel rods 3/16"
Eletrodos de aço soldados (3/16")
0,20 x 0,28 x 0,20 m - 5 kg.

Rondo # 6 - 2000

DMS - DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE
Welded steel rods 3/16"and brazed brass
Eletrodos de aço soldados (3/16") e latão derretido
0,20 x 0,28 x 0,20m - 5 kg

Rondo # 7 - 1984

DMS - DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE
Welded steel rods 3/16"and brazed brass
Eletrodos de aço soldados (3/16") e latão derretido
0,41 x 0,35 x 0,41 m - 10 kg

Rondo # 8 - 1984

DMS - DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE
Welded steel rods 3/16"
Eletrodos de aço soldados (3/16")
0,41 x 0,35 x 0,41 m - 10 kg

First Woman - 1978

DMS - DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE
Welded steel rods 1/16" and 1/8"
Eletrodos de aço soldados e derretidos
0,38 x 0,10 x 014 m - 4 kg

Saci - 1981

DMS - DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE
Welded steel rods 1/16" and 1/8" and copper
Eletrodos de aço soldados e derretidos e cobre
0,42 x 0,10 x 0,10 m - 1,50 kg

Everest - 2000

DMS - DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE
Welded steel rods and metal plate
vergalhões soldados e derretidos, chapa de aço
0,30 X 0,30 m - 13 kg

Mr. Monkey - 1978

DMS - DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE
Welded steel rods and metal plate
Eletrodos soldados e chapa fina de aço
0,69 x 0,15 x 0,10 m - 5 kg

A Man And Two Pregnant Women - 2001
Welded steel plate
Chapa de aço soldada
0,33 x 0,33 x 023 m - 5 kg

Golden Hair Indian - 1978
DMS - DIRECT METAL SCULPTURE
Welded steel rods and brazed brass
Eletrodos de aço soldados e derretidos, eletrodos de latão
0,33 x 0,25 x 023 m - 4 kg