The artist as a trash collector
Many artists talk about their philosophy on art, many talk about their process, many talk about what they are thinking when they create, many talk about what they want to create next, many talk about experimenting, many talk about creativity, inspiration, muses, or the feeling an artist gets when a idea comes to them, like getting hit with a ton of mayonnaise in broad daylight.
That last one is my favorite. I call it inspiration but its more like calibration. My mind takes in all the images, patterns, colors and textures I see in everyday life and it puts them together to make a picture. Once it’s put together the ton of mayo hits and I immediately grab a pen and paper and sketch a picture or write down the color scheme and idea. Some ideas are so strong they hang on for days while others need to be written down so I won’t forget them.
Everything around me can be use to create something else. All the stuff we see everyday can be re-purposed. I see the other people’s junk as potential artwork, I see old junk as new sculpture. I see the lost, the forgotten, the traded, the unwanted, the discarded and the world’s trash as new art begging to be reinvented.
NOTE:
More work will be posted shortly as I prepare for the Vancouver Recycled Arts Festival in Vancouver, Washington this weekend, June 23rd and 24th. I will also have a limited supply of my world famous Fair Ware. Smaller wall mounted pieces, made from recycled materials that are only available at local art shows and art festivals.
That last one is my favorite. I call it inspiration but its more like calibration. My mind takes in all the images, patterns, colors and textures I see in everyday life and it puts them together to make a picture. Once it’s put together the ton of mayo hits and I immediately grab a pen and paper and sketch a picture or write down the color scheme and idea. Some ideas are so strong they hang on for days while others need to be written down so I won’t forget them.
Everything around me can be use to create something else. All the stuff we see everyday can be re-purposed. I see the other people’s junk as potential artwork, I see old junk as new sculpture. I see the lost, the forgotten, the traded, the unwanted, the discarded and the world’s trash as new art begging to be reinvented.
NOTE:
More work will be posted shortly as I prepare for the Vancouver Recycled Arts Festival in Vancouver, Washington this weekend, June 23rd and 24th. I will also have a limited supply of my world famous Fair Ware. Smaller wall mounted pieces, made from recycled materials that are only available at local art shows and art festivals.