| As much as the furniture and the decorative | | | | a light fitting as an integral part of it. These are |
| items, the way a home is lit defines its character | | | | usually hand crafted either by individual artists or |
| and the personality of the owner. Lamps and light | | | | companies using the services of artists under |
| fittings are available in all kinds of materials and | | | | contract to them. These are usually stand alone |
| metal lamps, chandeliers, sconces and other light | | | | sculptures, and can be of any size, form the |
| fixtures are among the most common. While | | | | smallest table piece to a large free standing one. |
| these may be just holders in which to fit light | | | | Since they are primarily sculptures, the main |
| bulbs, using metal art lamps can add a distinctive | | | | function of the light they emit is to enhance their |
| touch of class and sophistication to the home. | | | | appeal and the lighting of the surrounding area is |
| Metal art lamps are those where the functionality | | | | secondary. You can choose from a wide range of |
| is married to design to produce a fitting or piece | | | | one of a kind pieces by visiting art galleries, art |
| of furniture that stands alone as a complement to | | | | stores, and looking on the internet. If you are not |
| the decor of the house. | | | | able to find the piece that is exactly what you |
| Until the introduction of the electric light bulb in the | | | | are looking for, there is no need to compromise. |
| 1880s, all indoor lighting was provided by oil or | | | | An internet search will find a host of artists who |
| wax fed lamps. Oil lamps have bee around since | | | | will work with you to create the pieces you are |
| man first learned to work and shape metal. Since | | | | looking for. |
| wood was affected by oil and could easily catch | | | | Large metal art lamps can be used as |
| fire, and hewing a map out of stone was a time | | | | freestanding sculptures in a garden and will add to |
| consuming process, metal lamps were the best | | | | the after dark atmosphere with the presence. |
| option. Metal lamps soon progressed from merely | | | | The more common type of metal art lamp is the |
| a functional item to works of art. Intricate designs | | | | intricately designed indoor lighting fixture. They |
| and scrolling allowed them to become decorative | | | | made be made from a variety of metals including |
| items that added to the appeal of a house. | | | | wrought iron, stainless steel, brushed copper, |
| Ancient archeological sites are littered with | | | | bronze, aluminum, and even sterling silver and gold. |
| intricately designed metal lamps. The advent of | | | | A wide range of finishes and colors are available |
| glass that ensconced the flame but allowed the | | | | to either complement an existing décor or |
| light to pass allowed the metal artist even greater | | | | to use as a starting point where the metal art |
| flexibility in creating what we call today metal art | | | | lamp and the light it emits are the focal points |
| lamps. | | | | around which the rest of a room or a full house |
| There are two main types of art metal lamps. | | | | are designed. |
| The first is the piece of metal sculpture which has | | | | |