Del Angel Garage: Metal Art

Caballito de Mar

Name: Caballito de Mar
Brand: Del Angel Garage: Metal Art
Price: 6900.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Caballito de Mar

$6,900.00 USD

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Caballito de Mar: Reclaimed Scrap Metal Seahorse Sculpture

"What once powered machines, now powers your art collection." ~ Enrique Del Angel

Caballito de Mar is a one-of-a-kind scrap metal seahorse sculpture born from motion, memory, and discarded machinery. Expertly handcrafted by Texas metal artist Enrique Del Angel, this high-end industrial automotive art piece carries the history of heavy industry within its welded frame.

The Anatomy of Upcycled Machinery

Every component of this reclaimed metal marine sculpture once powered movement on land before being transformed through fire and steel into life beneath the sea. Reborn through fire, form, and precision welding, these heavy mechanical components now seamlessly suggest fluid life beneath the surface of the sea:

Structural Core: Formed from a rugged, reclaimed engine rotor and heavy-duty transmission parts.
Intricate Textures: Fluidly detailed using an automotive timing chain, timing gears, pushrods, and steel rebar.
Organic Elements: Shaped with aluminum connecting rods, industrial bolts, and custom sheet-metal drops.
Marine Ecosystem: This custom-designed seahorse metal sculpture features its own unique underwater habitat, intricately wrapped in hand-forged metal kelp and crowned with a welded scrap metal starfish.

Industrial Art Built to Endure

Finished with a professional, high-gloss automotive clearcoat, this heavy-duty welded steel sculpture is fully protected against the elements, and designed for both indoor display and outdoor coastal environments. This kinetic sculpture features a rotational mechanism, allowing the seahorse to gracefully spin between the starfish and the kelp.