"Neither Outside In Nor Inside Out"
Photo by Rhonda Boaz/UNT
UNT recently held "eARTh Day: A Celebration of Environmental Music, Writing, Art and Film" The pieces created will be on display in the atrium of UNT's Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building until May 8. The creations were a lesson in arts many possibilities, according to the university.
"The common thought is it has to be a painting or sculpture, but art is everywhere. Good art asks more questions than gives answers," said Susan Cheal, the associate professor of studio art who instructs students in the Hybrid Forms art class from UNT's College of Visual Arts and Design.
Photo by Rhonda Boaz/UNT
"The idea of the loom began with the simple desire to learn to weave and to do so inexpensively. It quickly evolved into an ongoing record or portrait of myself based on the trash left behind through my daily consumption. Originally created for a dollar store assignment, the moving loom is constructed out of cheap everyday objects, objects which inevitably end up in a junkyard. By using dollar store items as components to my loom, I've changed them from becoming refuse, to being able to produce a useful product. The first foot of the tapestry is created with materials leftover from the construction of the loom itself. I hope to inspire thoughts on sustainability, the individuals contribution to landfills, and alternative uses for objects designed for planned obsolescence."
_ Artist Amy Chandler, who created the shopping cart/loom piece
This house is made of mohair fleece and wheatgrass that is germinating and growing with a spinning wheel, showing a desire to get back to the basics.
Photo by Rhonda Boaz/UNT
These very creative expressions clearly depict the needs to return to days of old and appreciate the simpler things that life offers. Each of these pieces sheds light on how far we have come and how far we are away from the simpler times in life.
Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: D. Renaye Harrington | April 30, 2010 at 09:51 PM