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Livia Marin, Ficciones de un uso, 2004. 2,214 lipsticks, each one sculpted to a unique shape.
I finally had a chance to see Manuf®actured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects. Locals, be sure and get to this show – it’s amazing. Non-locals, you can experience some of it via the excellent show website.
The whole concept involves makers who take manufactured materials (like zippers, lipsticks, and printed tins) and transform them into art. Call me odd, but this kind of work excites me way more than any pristine Fine Craft glass vase or wooden bowl.
Harriete Estel Berman, Consuming Conversation, 2001–04. Printed tins, cut and shaped.
. . . Not that I’m dissing traditional craft. I just love the surprises inherent in looking at everyday things differently. When I look at a beautiful handmade vase, it’s lovely, but leaves me a bit cold. Seeing these teacups made of metal tins, however, makes my fingers itch to deconstruct and reconstruct stuff around me.
Laura Splan, Trousseau (Negligee #1), 2007. Machine embroidery on cosmetic facial peel.
It struck me that quite a few of these creators have been featured in CRAFT Magazine, so it was super cool to see their work in person – like Laura Splan‘s meticulous Trousseau, made from her own peeled skin.
So again, take a look at the show website, and be inspired.
And how great was the delicate scent of all those lathed lipsticks!
And how great was the delicate scent of all those lathed lipsticks!
WOW! Those are amazing! I’m with you – this is the kind of thing that gets me incredibly excited. I love the way it makes my bran work – recognizing what’s been made into something else, taking in that object in it’s new form, trying to comprehend what the artist went through to come up with the object, and then sending my mind all abuzz on what things I could transform. Love it. L.O.V.E.I.T.
Thanks for sharing. :)
WOW! Those are amazing! I’m with you – this is the kind of thing that gets me incredibly excited. I love the way it makes my bran work – recognizing what’s been made into something else, taking in that object in it’s new form, trying to comprehend what the artist went through to come up with the object, and then sending my mind all abuzz on what things I could transform. Love it. L.O.V.E.I.T.
Thanks for sharing. :)
Ooh, I want to play chess with those lipsticks!
Ooh, I want to play chess with those lipsticks!
awe. some. i gotta go see it.
awe. some. i gotta go see it.
thanks for the link. those lipsticks are amazing.
thanks for the link. those lipsticks are amazing.
oh I was with you up to the skin thing. lol
oh I was with you up to the skin thing. lol
i love this! my favorite art is also made with everyday objects that are transformed into something beautiful.
there’s a similar show like that in new york. i still haven’t made it but it’s on my list!
i love this! my favorite art is also made with everyday objects that are transformed into something beautiful.
there’s a similar show like that in new york. i still haven’t made it but it’s on my list!
Yippee! Thanks for the review – and the reminder! I’ve been meaning to get to this exhibition, but apparently got distracted by funny fish . . .
Yippee! Thanks for the review – and the reminder! I’ve been meaning to get to this exhibition, but apparently got distracted by funny fish . . .
I remember seeing Lauras skin peels in Craft, and being astounded. Really hard to believe. And it’s always cool to find people using ordinary things as art, instead of tossing them out.
I remember seeing Lauras skin peels in Craft, and being astounded. Really hard to believe. And it’s always cool to find people using ordinary things as art, instead of tossing them out.
I am in an Architecture program and for my Studio class I have to reproduce Laura Splans “Slipping into the skin” dress. Does anyone have any tips as to how I should approach the project?