I love the idea of using scrap metal, giving it new life and purpose by creating things from your imagination. Jason Heppenstall has brought this idea to an art form. You can check out his website HERE.
This is a real master and I’m so glad I found it to share it with you!
I love things made from scrap metal. My husband and I have built critters displayed all around our yard. Due to insurance and liability worries, we have trouble visiting scrap yards anymore to find parts, and so our creating of ‘critters’ has mostly been curtailed.
Yevhenii Zaborovsky is a metal sculptor from Kyiv, Ukraine. He specializes in bronzes that leap off the background in bas-relief. I have no idea how he does these. I’m in awe.
Definition of Steampunk Art. SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA. “Steampunk is a retrofuturistic subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.”
I found these on Pinterest, but these are all supposedly listed for sale on eBay.
I found some metal sculpture I really like by Igo Rigo on Etsy. He describes it as ‘steampunk,’ and though I’ve heard the term over at least a couple of years, it didn’t really have much meaning for me.
Steampunk is – “a style of design and fashion that combines historical elements with anachronistic technological features inspired by science fiction.”
“Steam is a central element of steampunk. The technology featured in this universe is generally just as advanced as that of our modern world, but it uses steam as its energy source instead of electricity, gas or oil. As a result, steampunk technology takes on a retro look reminiscent of the Industrial Revolution era.”
These wonderful critters were created by the team of “M and M” (Marty Cohen and Margie Ruegger) who use their imagination, sense of humor, creativity, welding skills, and scrap metal to bring smiles.
James Natoli from BossJunkArt on Etsy is a man after my husband’s and my hearts – creating critters who make you smile from tools, random parts, other found objects. I love these sweet critters.