Artist Statement: For my piece, I chose to buy a fish tank. The purpose of this was to completely redefine the object to make it completely unrecognizable. I did this through flocking all sides of the tank with a forest green flock. I then proceeded to use mirror spray paint on the base of the tank. This created the scene for what I was going to insert in the tank. I was heavily inspired by a piece done by Max Hooper Schneider, for that he reconstructed a fish tank as well. However, I wanted mine to have the feel of a landscape but compressed in the tank itself. I created geometrical shapes with foam, and used joint compound to cover them. The geometrical shapes represented the landscape itself.
Title: Compressed Landscape
Medium: Mirror spray paint, fish tank, flock, acrylic paint, foam, and joint compound
Size: "29 x 16"
Research:
Drawing on Objects
Carly Scoufos
https://urbanartprojects.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/cabin-in-the-room-carly-scoufos-crucible-gallery/
Max Hooper Schneider
http://www.contemporaryartdaily.com/2015/11/max-hooper-schneider-at-high-art/ha-mhs-ntovs-press-5/
Takahiro Iwasaki
https://japanobjects.com/features/takahiro-iwasaki
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