Penguin, Global Warming, Metal Art, Brutalist, Animal Sculpture, Recycled Steel, Tabletop, Constructivist Art, Cosé Manzano, KleinManzanoArt
$668.08
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Steel Blue PENGUIN, hammered with a hot flame on the anvil
Once more Cosé has been captured by the implications of Global Warming: this time he imagined what the future would be for penguins, because at this very moment they are losing their habitat.
He already had a title: ‘Buscando el eco’ (‘Looking for the echo’ in English), which refers to the child game he used to play with his friends, which consisted in letting sound echo against the mountains of his village. But this time we’re not talking about nearby mountains, but glaciers and icebergs that are in fact disappearing.
Then, after having researched on ways and techniques of metal polishing, Cosé started building a constructivist image of a penguin, which he hammered with a hot flame from recycled tempered steel. He polished it in two different ways and finished it with a blowlamp, to evoke a contrast between breast and back, from high gloss at the breast to blue shades at the back.
In the end he created a group and he would always put them on those little oval shapes of steel that can be understood as the melting water beneath their feet...
The price is for one steel Penguin.
We have also listed a Penguin Couple (which would be a powerful wedding present as they represent eternal love).
And if you are interested in a group please let us know, and we’ll inform you about the adjusted price.
Material: tempered steel
Measures: every penguin is a one of a kind so measures are approx.: H 14 ½” x W 5 ½” x D 7 1/16”. (H 37 x W 14 x D 18 cm)
Techniques: (hot) hammering on the anvil, welding, polishing, heat coloring
Colors: The colors are the natural colors of steel after sanding, polishing and after heat treatment, and go from blue to dark gray and shiny metal
Payments
We accept VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Apple Pay, Paypal, Sofort, Ideal and Etsy gift cards.
Payment must be received in full for the purchase to be confirmed.
You can return any art work within 14 days of receipt if the item is still new and in it's original packaging and if you have contacted us within 3 days after delivery.
Sale items can't be returned.
Cancellation: You can request a cancellation within 24 hours of purchase.
Shipping from Spain
Shipping: Ready-to-ship art works: estimated arrival within 10-20 days (depending on destination) from purchase date, so after your payment has cleared to our account. Made-to-order art works: estimated arrival 4 weeks from purchase date, depending on production of the art work.
Larger and heavier art pieces will take longer due to customs and paperwork.
We usually ship our art works by registered mail (larger and heavier packages with Economy mail with insurance), from Seville, Spain, by Spanish Postal Services. In other cases you'll be notified before hand.
You'll get the tracking number by e-mail.
Insurance: All art works will be packed with care and shipped by registered mail. If you wish to have your art work insured please contact us before purchasing and we'll adjust prices.
Returns & Exchanges
I gladly accept returns and cancellations
Just contact me within: 3 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 14 days of delivery
Returns and exchange details
Of course we accept returns and cancellations
-Request a cancellation within: 24 hours of purchase
-For returns contact us within: 3 days of delivery
-Ship items back to us within: 14 days of delivery
Full refund when cancelling within 24 hours of purchase.
After shipping:
You can return any art work within 14 days of receipt if: you have contacted us within 3 days after delivery, the item is undamaged and is sent in the original packaging.
You'll get a refund of the art work only.
Sale items and custom orders can't be returned.
Additional
Note: All art works will be packed with care and shipped by registered mail. If you wish to have your art work insured please contact us before purchasing and we'll adjust prices.