Explore our unique selection of metal sculptures available for sale online today. Whether you’re seeking a freestanding figurative piece or an abstract sculpture combining metal and light, each piece in our collection has been carefully hand-picked by our experts. Browse today and find the perfect metal artwork for your space. Not sure where to begin? Have a look at our Cubist, abstract, or geometric metal art.
The History of Metal Sculpture
Metal has been used in sculpture for thousands of years, with artistic practices dating back across Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Offering a vast range of possibilities for three-dimensional art, metals such as bronze, steel, copper, and lead were both naturally abundant and highly functional. From the valiant bronze equestrian statues of the Renaissance to impressive modern-day works like Antony Gormley’s Angel of the North, metal continues to be an effective medium for conveying wonder, power, and presence through sculpture.
Bronze and copper, in particular, remain two of the most popular and enduring materials in metal sculpture. Bronze, with its strong yet malleable alloys, has long been favoured for creating dynamic sculptures that capture movement and action. Metal sculptures are often crafted through the casting process, where molten metal is poured into a mould, solidifying to form its final shape. Welding is another common technique, especially for assembling steel sculptures.
Metal Sculptors to Discover on Rise Art
Mark Beattie’s dynamic and original sculptures blend industrial metals like copper with neon LED lights to create fluid and delicate circular forms. In Blue Neon Orb and the rest of his neon series, Beattie achieves a seamless flow between metal and light, where the light serves as both the focal point and the connecting structure of the sculpture.
Gareth Griffiths also works with metal to produce abstract circular sculptures, taking advantage of steel’s high tensile strength and malleable quality to create innovative and colourful pieces. Inspired by 1950s and 60s Californian architecture, Griffiths uses bold primary colours and repetitive shapes, making his sculptures uniquely playful. While much of his work is freestanding or mounted on plinths, Sunset, with its vibrant colours and sprawling form, is designed to hang on a wall and remains endlessly captivating.
Jean-Luc Lacroix distorts the human form in his mechanical welded sculptures, combining realistic human elements with found mechanical parts to create compelling, humorous pieces. His sculpture Ricky, in both name and form, embodies Lacroix’s playful approach to figurative sculpture. With expressive gestures and bold stances, Lacroix’s figures reveal an endearing humour in human expression.
Discover more in our Guide to Sculpture.
