On my journeys around home over easter i came to the realization that there is an absolutely gargantuan amount of sculpture and artwork in front of our eyes everyday, and just because it is not in the settings of the gallery we dismiss it or delegate it less significance.
For instance, on my frequent runs i came across so many different quirky, little ornaments and statues in gardens and houses of residence. Garden gnomes are a prime example. Pond features and gateway markers are also brilliant examples of disposable artwork.
I suppose it just struck me how many examples of this there are out there and how the are simply glazed over. Whilst less effort is probably put into them and they are (many of them) mass produced, they are still sculptures. So i decided to see how plans of mine would look in similar situations. If my statue designs were brought out of my book and put into this environment.
As soon as we start to look beyond the blinkers of art we can engage with the reality of material culture. A plastic yellow duck for the bath is as much a cultural object as anything else produced by human beings. It has a meaning and a use value. This is a core 'audiences' point. Now that you have realised this you might start to re-think a whole raft of possibilities for your practice.
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