His metal animals were the results of what he called a “happy accident.” He and his wife Lynn and their two children (Jill and Dan) were spending a late 1950s summer at an art colony in ...

PEORIA — In the art world, Monte de Gallo wants to be the next big thing. Really big. You might’ve already noticed his massive, metal animal sculptures popping up in Peoria.

PEORIA — In the art world, Monte de Gallo wants to be the next big thing. Really big. His massive metal animal sculptures have been popping up in Peoria. As the mammoth menagerie keeps expanding… ...

What he’s not burned out on, is art – giant, metal animal art. “I’m itching to do a mountain lion,” he said, when asked what other types of critters he’d like to bring to heavy metal life.

RICHFIELD - Upon entering the town of Richfield by Highway 26, the usual sightings of cows and horses meet with a Jurassic reawakening. Here, you may spot a stegosaur included ...

Portugese street artist Artur Bordalo, aka Bordalo II, turns old tires, rusty cans, computer parts and other rubbish into vivid animal sculptures in Lisbon.