Studio: Hanging of Mild Steel + Rust Forming on Steel Piece

After the group critique, suggestions were made about the finish and hanging of this piece.

I will have to sand down these to make them the same colour as the steel frame. 

Other Options to Hang the Steel Welding Piece:

Three more choices:

1. Rectangle shaped rods. This was my first choice as it shares the same language as the square frame and it's all in keeping with the square/ rectangle theme I have going on. 
2. Round shaped rods. These didn't look as good with the square frame, and I don't think it would make sense to choose round ones. 
3. Round screw shaped rods (so you can screw them into the frame).  This wouldn't look as good by themselves as they are round and bright silver, it just would look a bit too mechanical for the piece. 

• I wanted to make sure that the frame was kept as clean as possible, so I didn't want to attach the rods to the back of the frame, as this would have broken up the clean look of the frame. 

• After discussing with Rob about the best way to do this, so it looks clean, it would be to use the screw shaped rods and drill a hole in the top of the frame, just so it is efficient, and then place the rectangle shaped rods over the top of these for aesthetic effect. 

• When choosing where to place the rods, I either wanted them to go at the very end of the frame, or about 20cm inwards. After asking a few people on their oppinions, I realised that I wanted the rods to be at the very end of the frame as this looked the neatest, and went with the rectangle look of the sides of the frame. 

Just the screw rods underneath what will be the rectangle rod. I will slot the rectangle rod on last. 

Rust forming on the steel piece:

• After a decision of choosing not to varnish the steel, I have noticed sections of the pattern begin to rust, which would be caused by fingerprints from carrying, or maybe if it came into contact with water. I will try my best to avoid any more rust forming, but it does go quite well with the rest of the pattern. It shows a process of decay, and that nothing lasts forever. It's a smaller price to pay instead of the entire image looking dulled with varnish, and the thought that the whole image could be destroyed so easily gives the piece a very fragile persona. This fragility is something you wouldn't expect from a large metal piece of work.