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Being able to take advantage of bending metal is far more important than we may realize. Not only does it allow us to have many of the things we take for granted, from consumer products like furniture and automobiles, but it also is a big component of our infrastructure, in such thing like buildings and bridges.

Being able to bend metal pipe and tubing can be used for more than just the advancement of technology Just like many artisans have been doing for hundreds of years, metal bending can also be turned into artwork.

Here are five examples of metal bending used in art:

1 - Richard Serra's Wake
Richard Serra's sculptor Wake was installed at the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, Washington in 2006. Consisting of 5 separate wave-like steel sculptures that stretch 125 feet through the park, the sculpture weighs in at 300 tons. Richard Serra once worked in a steel mill and is known for creating simple forms on a grand scale.

2 - Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate
Designed by British artist Anish Kapoor, the Cloud Gate was constructed in 2006 and is located in Chicago's Millenium Park. Comprised of 168 stainless steel plates that are polished to a point where there are no visible seams at all, the Cloud Gate's 12-foot archway serves as the entrance to the park.

3 - Simon Donovan's Rattlesnake Bridge
Completed in 2002 the Rattlesnake Bridge is made to look like a 280-foot long diamondback rattlesnake. At 11 feet tall and 14 feet across this pedestrian bridge provides access to downtown Tucson from its eastside. The bridge was designed Simon Donovan, a local artist, and it has received numerous awards from various organizations. On one side of the bridge pedestrians enter a between the fangs of a huge snake head, with eyes that light up at night, and the other end has a giant rattle sticking straight up in the air, which contains a motion sensor that triggers a rattling sound.

4 - Mike Ross's Big Rig Jig
Originally built for 2007 Burning Man festival Mike Ross's Big Rig Jig sculpture is made from two curved 18-wheeler steel tanker trucks and stands four stories high. Since Burning Man the Big Rig Jig has been featured at a number of different festivals, but it has yet to find a permanent home.

5 - Denver's Big Sweep
Installed in June of 2006 at the Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado, the Big Sweep is a colossal broom and dustpan standing at 31 feet and 4 inches in height. It is made from bending stainless steel, aluminum and fiber-reinforced plastic and finished off with polyurethane enamel. The installation was inspired by the work of local sanitation workers who were sweeping trash into dustpans as part of a campaign to keep Denver clean.

Metal is more than just a material that is used to created building, bridges and products. In can also be turned into a beautiful piece of artwork that can be enjoyed by all.