John Lopez was born and raised on a ranch in western South Dakota. He has already enjoyed a successful career as a bronze sculptor before stumbling into the art form of welded statues.......

After the loss of a beloved aunt, Lopez went to the family ranch to build a cemetery where his aunt would be interred. He ran out of material while building the gate so he visited a nearby scrap yard to find more. John used the metal he found to weld a beautiful gate and an angel for the cemetery.

The experience inspired him to do more welded artworks which are now featured all across the nation.

Below are just a few pictures of his art pieces:

"Texas Longhorn”.....Inspired by the Lone Star State, Lopez’s “Texas Longhorn” sculpture includes a guitar, a fiddle, the Alamo, and five Texas Rangers welded together with chains and gears harvested from farm equipment and scrap metal.

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“Flying High”.....The inspiration came from his surroundings and cowboy lifestyle in South Dakota.

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Wild West Buffalo”.....This life-sized buffalo is made from chains, circular saw blades and other farm tools and scrap metal.

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Lopez says it takes him anywhere from 15 to 26 months to create one of these pieces.

Pretty amazing!

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