Assemblage Sculpture

Proposal Seminar

By Kira MacGregor

“A Treasured

Disregard”

Influences: Nadia Iliffe

- Nadia creates found or

recycled art pieces

-be considered junk art or

trash art due to the fact that they were

discarded or no longer being used prior

to their use in this piece.

Lane Patterson

- creates junk art from

reclaimed or recycled pieces

to create meaningful and unique

pieces of art.

- pieces are all created from

- reclaimed or recycled pieces

- to create junk art that gives the

- viewer an idea of exactly what he

- felt when he created each piece.

Richard Stankiewicz

as the “Audubon of junkyards.”

using humble materials such as plumber’s fittings and auto parts.

known as early as the 1950s for welding junk metal

into lively, humorous

compositions that

blurred the distinction

between sculpture and

assem-blage.

Beautiful

1. having beauty; having qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind:

2. wonderful; very pleasing or satisfying.

–noun3. (used with a plural verb ) beautiful things or people collectively (usually prec. by the): the good and the beautiful.

Synonyms 1. A person or thing that is

beautiful has perfection of form, color, etc., or symmetry:

Treasure

noun

1. wealth or riches stored or

accumulated, esp. in the form of

precious metals, money, jewels, or

plate.

2. wealth, rich materials, or valuable

things.

3. any thing or person greatly valued

or highly prized: This book was his

chief treasure. verb (used with object)

4. to retain carefully or keep in store,

as in the mind.

5. to regard or treat as precious;

cherish.

6. to put away for security or future

use, as money.

Junk–noun

1. any old or discarded material, as

metal, paper, or rags.

2. anything that is regarded as

worthless, meaningless, or

contemptible; trash.

3. old cable or cordage used when

untwisted for making gaskets, swabs,

oakum, etc.

–verb (used with object)

4. to cast aside as junk; discard as no

longer of use; scrap.

–adjective

5. cheap, worthless, unwanted, or

trashy.

Having lived or existed long

2. Belong to earlier period

Synonyms

1. dated, crumbling, decay, broken,

ugly, chipped, rag, rough, rusty,

used

Old

“Treasured Disregard”

A contrast between junk and treasure

Explores a personal passion re-using, re-inventing, re-loving.

Redeem the old and make it new

The beauty of the piece is the use of design principals making it aesthetically inviting.

“The end result is a treasured possession made from recycled materials that is

aesthetically pleasing. “

References:

Nadia Iliffe, NDI Gallery, viewed 22 April 2009, < http://www.ndigallery.com/nadiailiffe.html >.

Helen Saatchi, What are Junk art and Trash art?, Collectibles Articles, 2010, viewed 22 April 2009 < http://www.collectibles-articles.com/Article/What-are-Junk-Art-and-Trash-Art-/31914 >.

Lane Patterson, Ostyn-Newman, viewed 22 April 2009, < http://ostyn-newman.com/Patterson_Home_Page_of_Sculptures.html >.

18 October 2003,Richard Stankiewicz (1922-1983) Sculpture, Zabriskie Gallery, viewed 22 April 2009,

<http://www.zabriskiegallery.com/exhibition.php?ex=36&page=84 >

Diana Lyn Roberts, Miracle in the Scrap Heap: The sculpture of Richard Stankiewicz, Art Lies, issue 43, 2010, viewed 22 April 2009 < http://www.artlies.org/article.php?id=39&issue=43&s=1 >.