
Found Object Art
Dorothy Spencer(Author)
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Published on 31. October 2001
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-7643-1437-7 (ISBN)
Description
Meet the artists who know just what to do with everyone else's junk.
Recycling of found objects is taken to the level of art form is this creative book-an homage to the wondrous world of artists who create extraordinary objects from what were once very ordinary things.
Inside are hundreds of examples showing trash transformed into fascinating sculpture, collages, furniture, jewelry, and clothing -- some items functional, some not. Meet the artists who count themselves among an exclusive club of dumpster divers and garbage pickers from all over the United States. And watch as other people's junk finds new life as treasure.
This book, and the innovative artisans inside, will profoundly influence the way you view life and its everyday detritus.
Recycling of found objects is taken to the level of art form is this creative book-an homage to the wondrous world of artists who create extraordinary objects from what were once very ordinary things.
Inside are hundreds of examples showing trash transformed into fascinating sculpture, collages, furniture, jewelry, and clothing -- some items functional, some not. Meet the artists who count themselves among an exclusive club of dumpster divers and garbage pickers from all over the United States. And watch as other people's junk finds new life as treasure.
This book, and the innovative artisans inside, will profoundly influence the way you view life and its everyday detritus.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Atglen
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
376 color photos, 8 b/w photos
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1497 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7643-1437-7 (9780764314377)
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Person
Dorothy Spencer is a design historian and creator of Reconstructions, a home furnishings company with products made from recycled materials.