Custom Bronze Sculpture for an Artist: Taco Bell Funeral

Custom Bronze Sculpture for Taco Bell Funeral

This custom bronze sculpture project was created for artist Sunday Nobody as part of the Taco Bell Funeral art project. The project transformed familiar fast-food packaging—a paper bag and a drink cup—into collectible works of art cast in patinated bronze.

Our factory was responsible for the sculpture fabrication and bronze casting, carefully reproducing the original shapes, proportions, surface details, embossed logo, and packaging features in metal.

The finished sculptures combine the appearance of everyday commercial objects with the weight, durability, and permanence of bronze, turning disposable packaging into a long-lasting art piece.

The original artist’s project was presented as a limited-edition artwork, with the official work listing describing the set as one bronze cup and one bronze bag.

View the original Taco Bell Funeral artwork on the artist’s official website.

From Everyday Packaging to Bronze Artwork

The concept behind this project was to transform ordinary food packaging into a permanent sculptural object.

Instead of reproducing the appearance with a simple metal sheet or fabricated container, the project required the visual character of the original paper bag and drink cup to be preserved in cast bronze.

Our production process focused on maintaining:

Original proportions and dimensions
Embossed and raised logo details
Wrinkles and surface texture
Cup and bag contours
Fine decorative details
Patinated bronze surface finish

This approach allows artists to turn almost any familiar object, product, or concept into a durable bronze artwork.

Bronze Casting and Surface Finishing

The sculptures were produced using a professional bronze casting process and finished with a carefully controlled patina.

The irregular surface of the bag was preserved as part of the artistic character of the piece, while the bronze cup reproduces the form and details of the original disposable drink container.

After casting, the sculptures went through finishing, polishing and patination to achieve the final aged-bronze appearance.

The original artwork listing identifies the material as patinated bronze and notes that natural variations in patina and minor casting imperfections are part of the character of the finished work.

Custom Bronze Fabrication for Artists

This project demonstrates our ability to manufacture custom bronze sculptures from an artist’s original concept, model, prototype, or reference object.

We can work with artists, galleries, designers, collectors, and creative studios to transform unconventional ideas into finished metal sculptures.

Our custom sculpture manufacturing service can include:

• 3D modeling and digital preparation
• Pattern and mold making
• Wax or resin pattern production
• Bronze casting
• Welding and metal chasing
• Surface finishing
• Custom patination
• Final inspection and packaging

Whether the subject is a human figure, animal, architectural element, product, commercial object, or completely original concept, we can develop a suitable production method according to the artist’s requirements.