Steel sculpture as its name implies that sculptures made of steel. Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon, and sometimes other elements like chromium. Because of its high tensile strength and low cost, it is a major component used in buildings, infrastructure, tools, ships, trains, machines, etc.
But when did we apply steel to sculpture? It should go back to the twentieth century. The industrial revolution and urbanization led to a wider and more commonplace metal, including steel. However, before that, Bronze is a very resistant material, which had been the medium of choice for sculptors creating outdoor artworks.
After more than 50 years of turnover, sculptures made of steel have become more common. But with the progress of mankind, the pursuit of things is always endless. Artists are no longer satisfied with the earliest bronze sculpture as well as the developed steel sculptures. Although steel has its advantages, durability, malleability, and relative cheapness, its lifetime, corrosion resistance, and oxidation resistance are far from enough. Therefore, we have discovered other related materials in the steel sculpture and have been widely used in sculpture production. For example,
Stainless steel sculpture which is made by 316L/316/304 stainless steel material has the advantage of being very resistant to rust and harsh weather conditions, making it an ideal choice for outdoor sculptures.
The following are our high mirror stainless steel sculptures
Love me Sculpture by Richard Hudson Discovery Slide for Jewel project
Located in California, USA, 2016 Changi Airport, Singapore, 2019
Tear Sculpture by Richard Hudson Bar counter
Copyright: Sotheby’s international Located in National Gallary, Singapore
Beyond limits Exhibition at Chatsworth House, UK,2016
Stainless steel sculptures also have diverse surface treatments, such as hairline stainless steel sculpture, brushed/matte stainless steel sculpture, painted stainless steel sculpture, electroplating stainless steel sculpture, and so on...
Needless to say, a bronze sculpture which is from ancient times to the present is well known by the world. However, do you know hand-forging bronze sculptures? It is different from traditional lost wax cast bronze sculpture but made of the copper plate by pure hand-making. It is now more and more used for large figure statue sculptures such as Buddha......
Following we would like to show you an ongoing large Bronze Buddha Statue sculpture which is 69 meters high will be completed the installation in the year 2020 in Bangkok.
While Cor-ten steel sculpture is not so well known at present but it will become more and more known. Cor-ten steel sometimes called weathering steel or corrosion-resistant steel is a low-carbon steel that has a small amount of copper and other elements such as Chromium, Nickel, and Silicon. And all these alloying elements provide their unique characteristics. So compared to pure steel material, Cor-ten steel with stronger corrosion resistance, is also favored by more and more artists. There is another important is Cor-ten steel sculpture has its uniquely natural look which is characterized by its rust layer.
It is a protective oxide layer called the patina that needs about 8-10 years to form a protective” rust” layer over the base metal, to stop further rust.
Look at the following Cor-ten steel sculpture, mainly due to the unique rust color of the surface
Cor-ten steel sculpture with a natural rust
We can say that the materials of steel sculptures are becoming more diverse, but without a good craft, even the best materials are useless. That's also why we have been highly recognized by our customers.
However, except for exquisite craftsmanship, having a complete and powerful team is also very important.
We now have Design& Engineer teams, providing preliminary design and optimization work including 3D modeling, optimization, 3D model print, and combined with the three-dimensional spatial positioning technology, improve the accurate positioning of space and displacement.
3D modeling and optimization
Station Instrument
3D print
Other than that, another indispensable factor is SINO Sculpture owns a professional sales team. We can professionally answer you're enquiring about the early stage before production and give out the best suggestion. Familiarity and understanding of professional knowledge, as well foreign language communication skills, can make you comfortable knowing how to achieve your work perfectly.
Early communication on the project Intermediate acceptance work
Then with one-stop best service.
The first is packing, specialized export packaging for sculpture. For different sculptures, I also adopt different packaging methods to ensure that they are suitable and safe and provide customers with the greatest convenience of unloading.
Crate packing for sculptures that are not so large
Steel frame packing for large and shaped sculptures
The second is providing transportation services. We have cooperated with professional forwarders providing ocean and air transportation. If necessary, in addition to the general FOB, CFR, and CIF services, we can also provide DDP and DDU services on request.
The third one is to have a professional overseas installation team. So far, we have completed overseas installation work in most countries around the world, including the Americas, Europe, Southeast Asia, and other places.
Installation work in the USA. Installation work in the Philippines.
Installation work in Italy.
Sure, the most important is after-service, as a high-end metal production company, in addition to providing high-quality production technology, we usually recommend that customers choose the most suitable and durable materials to ensure a certain life. Especially for outdoor works, stainless steel is the ideal choice, it can ensure that the sculpture is more than 50 years or even hundreds of years old. Normally we provide a 1-year warranty. If the appearance of the sculpture is damaged to some extent due to some human factors, our overseas installation team will be happy to-go-to service if necessary. In addition, we will provide customers with regular maintenance methods.
This is Sino Sculpture Group, a professional steel sculpture fabrication company combined with design, production, transportation, installation, and maintenance. We now have a main headquarter office located in Beijing which is only 30 minutes far from Beijing Capital International Airport, two factories and separately located in Xiamen and Tianjin.
We are looking forward to your sincere cooperation.
Headquarter office in Beijing
The large hall
Xiamen factory
Beijing Sino Sculpture Landscape Engineering Co., Ltd is a steel sculpture manufacturer from China, we have our steel sculpture factory. Our manufacturing team had more than 15 years of metal sculpture processing experience, take part in more than 100 projects all over the world.
