Yet ANOTHER show of household objects glued together to make clever shapes that pensively become sculptural abbreviation of a fantasy landscape. This must be a kind of instinct of creativity subliminally deformed by growing up watching the Rose Parade where gluing flowers together makes magical floats of kitschy themes of city brotherhood.
All though my years as a commercial artist and animator I found the most popular theme that “creative” businessmen types wanted to do was some from of metamorphous where someone or something changed into something else. In self-mesmerizing tones they would describe their unique idea of rock stars turning into angelic werewolves and ultimately into the products they were pitching. We see a new metaphoric TV commercial once a week.
Surprise art world, it’s to easy--- Anyone can do it by lying down on a hilltop and staring at the clouds until you see a big dogs head or a ducky float by and meld into another shape. This is graphic design with found textiles. Clever craft, prisoners and hobbyists have done it for years. Ironic as teachers of Modern art have clamed skill based art is craft. Plumb deeper, learn to draw and paint. It’s the hardest, but most rewarding thing you will ever do.
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