Andrew Junge - http://www.jungeart.com
Sculpture Statement -
Objects have power. They carry with them stories of past use, past users and often a history that we, as their temporary custodians, can only guess at. This becomes ever more poignant and dizzying in the context of our consumer culture. We throw so much stuff away. Useful stuff. Cool stuff.
I seek redemption for our collective guilt by transmuting this so-called trash – the lowest form of human productivity – into the highest: art. This work is a form of a modern alchemy, a stratagem where refuse is collected, reformed, enriched and returned to the refusers.
I invest relics and rejected materials with new life, not only acknowledging their presence in the world but also honoring their history. Acting as their temporary curator and repurposer, I proclaim my own presence. Like all of my artistic endeavors, it is a form of self-portraiture
— Andrew Junge
Conrad Bakker
Untitled Project: Sign [Please Pay Attention]
oil paint on carved wood, 2009
Read about Todd Sanders’ masterful work in Meet A Modern-Day Master Of The Classic Neon Sign.
Ben Geier | http://bengeier.com
“Ongoing side project where I redesign all the logos of my favorite record labels in a retro style. Taking lots of Inspiration from the Batman Animated Series.”
I’ve always a had deep interest in the arts. I grew up writing music in rock bands and creating record artwork for those bands and friends as well. I enrolled in a design program at Columbia College Chicago and also started working as an animator in Chicago at Design Kitchen, which led me into the digital design world. I live outside of Chicago, in one of the western suburbs with my wife and kids.
SUBMISSION: My collection of penguin books stacked on a plinth at uni. Photographed as part of an on-going project.
