Bio – Enrique Del Angel is a sculptor based in Harlingen, Texas, recognized for transforming discarded metals into imaginative, sustainable works of art. Using reclaimed automobile, motorcycle, and bicycle parts, he reinterprets industrial materials through a contemporary sculptural lens, merging engineered mechanical parts with narrative expression.
A self-taught artist and welder, Del Angel created his first metal artwork, a hat and coat rack, in 2019. Six months later, he crafted two small WWII airplane sculptures for his sons. However, it was in 2023 that his artistic path truly took shape: he created a metal art heart for his wife, accompanied by a personal letter explaining the meaning of each repurposed part. The piece gained unexpected attention online, and Del Angel Garage: Metal Art was born.
His practice has since been celebrated for its craftsmanship, originality, and focus on upcycling.
In 2024 and 2025, he received consecutive People’s Choice Awards at recycling art competitions in Brownsville, Texas. His work has been exhibited at the Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum, Weslaco Museum, and San Benito Cultural Heritage Museum, as well as The Art Lounge (South Padre Island), Mi Vida Loca Gallery (Corpus Christi), RTown Gallery (Grapevine, TX), and Puente Art Studio (Brownsville, TX). He participated in the juried South Texas Arts Fair and MXLAN Arts and Cultural Festival.
Del Angel’s sculptures are held in private collections across eighteen U.S. states and internationally in England, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, and Uruguay. Featured in three magazines, one newspaper, and three television news channels, he frequently collaborates with organizations supporting children, veterans, and environmental causes, donating sculptures for fundraising and charitable auctions. Enrique is expanding his brand across the globe, one weld at a time.
Artist Statement - I create art from what the world has thrown away. Discarded car parts, worn-out motorcycle pieces, forgotten bicycle components, and fragments of industrial debris become my raw materials. In my hands, these remnants of movement and machinery are reborn as sculptures with new purpose and story. Working with recycled metal is more than a craft for me, it’s a conversation between history and imagination. Every dent, gear, and bolt carries its own past, and my goal is to honor that past while shaping it into something expressive and alive. Over time, my work has been described as industrial chic and even Da Vinci-Esque, reflecting both the rawness of my materials and the creativity behind their transformation.
There’s a feeling that guides everything I create, and I express it this way: “I do not claim to know what art is. However, I can tell you how it feels. It feels like the liberation of the mind, the language of the heart and the fulfillment of the soul.” ~ Enrique Del Angel
My sculptures aim to show that beauty can rise from what was once discarded, and that reinvention is a powerful force, both in metal and in life.
