Donald Gialanella - Metal Sculpture


Father portrait

Father

Private collection

27" x 38" 2005

Other fragment portraits:

I draw the face directly onto a sheet of steel and cut it into fragments which define the facial features in a specifically descriptive way. Then I reassemble the "jigsaw puzzle" and weld it together from the back to reunite the portrait.

The color and texture is done with various chemical patinas, paint, metalic powders, and a grinder.