The Real Alien Invasion
Author: Martin Pavion

An Alien Invasion is sweeping across the globe. I travel
quite a lot and in my travels visit many restaurants, bars,
night clubs and museums.

It was quite a surprise to me when I saw a 1.5 Metre Metal
Predator Statue with a very large axe at the entrance to a
trendy night club that I hadn't been to in a while.

When I entered the club there was several more of these
Sci-fi sculptures placed prominently throughout the
building. I was definitely intrigued by this as the only
other place I had seen these Scrap Metal Statues was when I
had visited some shops in Thailand.

I thought that these menacing characters were surely just
copies of the Metal Art I had seen in Thailand. Upon
inspecting one of the statues more closely, I could see
that with the attention to detail and superb craftsmanship,
this could not be a copy.

As I looked around the club I noticed that many people were
grouped around the Sci-fi sculptures. People were
discussing the number of different pieces that it must have
taken to build them. Others were whispering that they had
heard that the statues were welded together using scrap
metal that came from things like cars, washers and TV's.
One woman was commenting on how smooth to the touch the
Predator sculpture was.

I thought this was merely a coincidence that this savvy
business owner had traveled to Thailand to include these
Alien and Predator statues in his décor. As I continued my
travels I soon found that this must not have been so.

While at my next destination I found an occasion to take a
trip to the local museum. Once again I was amazed to see a
collection of Robot models and Scrap Metal Statues. I stood
there with my mouth agape as this collection included Star
Wars, Terminator and Spawn figures as well as robots.

I knew this Metal Art was authentic as I read the pamphlet
provided by the museum. It explained that the Scrap Metal
Statues had been created by artists in Thailand who
expertly welded up to 2000 different pieces together on the
larger models. The literature went on to explain that all
the sculptures are not painted but polished to perfection
to remove any rough edges.

Surely the curator of this museum, that was quite a
distance from the night club I had visited, had not also
traveled halfway around the world to acquire this
collection of Junk Metal statues? How did he even know of
these alien beauties? There must be a growing trend I had
yet to hear of and a place with easy access to purchase
these Scrap Metal Statues.

Now being truly curious, I started to do some research to
find out just how prevalent this Metal Art was becoming.

It seems that Junk Metal statues are being adopted in
businesses all over the world. Aliens and Predators are
guarding entrances to nightclubs. These larger models are
perfect for outside use as they are coated with a strong
lacquer to protect them from weathering and the balance of
the freestanding models is checked vigorously.

The Star Wars smaller models, as well as others, are
showing up in large numbers on table tops at the more
trendy restaurants and bars.

Museums globally are clamoring to get their fair share of
Sci-fi sculptures to proudly put on display.

Art connoisseurs are adding Junk Metal statues to their
personal collections. These collections consist of Robocop
models to Star Trek collectibles and everything in between.

Families are joining the alien invasion with their Metal
Art collections containing everything from roses to R2-D2.
After all, what child wouldn't want to have a Robot model?

An Alien invasion truly has begun. The aliens I speak of
are Metal Art Sculptures. The large models can take up to
30 days and 12 different artists to complete and can be
both intimidating and beautiful at the same time. The Scrap
Metal Statues are also being built in smaller models which
can be produced in bulk.

So finding Alien, Predator and R2-D2 in all the places I
did was not a coincidence, it's an actual Alien invasion.
If you would like to join in the collection of Metal Art,
you no longer need to travel to far away places. Just be
careful you don't get abducted.

About the Author:

Martin Pavion is the owner of ArtFromSteel.com - the most
prominent exporter of life size (and miniature) scrap metal
Alien, Predator and Star Wars statues in Asia. Martin has
traveled through Thailand to work with some of the
country's most prestigious artists. His website can be
found at http://www.artfromsteel.com where you can order
both wholesale and retail.