This sculpture was inspired by wunderkammers and cabinet of curiosities of the European Renaissance. It plays on the idea from the sixteenth century of a wunderkammer consisting of collected objects awaiting categorization. Since all of the objects in the sculpture are all made from repurposed and discarded materials, these new items also await categorization, or a re-categorization of waste as an artistic medium.
I wanted to create a space where every surface was occupied by a beautiful object, a work of art, a carefully-made textile, or an artifact from a land far away. I wanted the space to feel full and to thoroughly permit the eye to endlessly roam and explore, to draw wonder from the repurposed materials.
List of items repurposed:
-Purfume wrapping paper for three largest paintings
-Taschen magazine cut-outs for smaller paintings
-tabasco cap for painted box
-ear bud for Greek vase
-eye cleanser lids and makeup tops for bell jars
-amazon package stuffing for antelope and moose heads (straws and egg cartons for horns)
-takeout container lid for sconce mirrors
-Q-tips for candles
-cava topper for painted plate
-rEyes magos figure for painted sculpture
-Ikea instruction manual for plants
-chopsticks for portfolio stand
-bottom of cut curtain for rug (painted)
-found summer dress for arm chair
-kleenex box painted and cut for floors
-wedding invitation adornments for medallions above doors and fireplace rack
-wine bottle wrapping paper for ceiling
-MARIN MONTAGUE tissue paper for columns
-Found pressed cardboard for fireplace
-cat netting protection for leaded glass windows
