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website I wanted to see what art is born from, and whether it can be made from garbage. This is a study of the materials of contemporary artists - all these works were made by sculptors and artists, and not "Uncle Vasya" in the garage.
French artist Bernard Prat composes portraits and famous paintings from all sorts of rubbish, and then photographs them at the right angle and voila - his spatial installations appear.
Still lifes made up of waste
Recycled beauty - a joint project photographer Lori Frenkel and designer Diane Gutterdam. The authors of the project sought to convey the idea of how many resources we waste in vain, and how long it takes for nature to recover after the damage caused to it by man. “It seems to me that they (waste) carry a kind of sad beauty. We were inspired by the idea of capturing this beauty, capturing this opposition of natural and technological,” says Laurie.
Portraits from parts of toys
Artist Freya Jobbins creates highly controversial portraits from doll legs and broken toys: some of the audience will be delighted, while others will experience extreme disgust. The artist was inspired by the works of Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Sculptures from garbage
Ternopil artist Sergey Kuznetsov creates sculptures from garbage. They are already interested in collectors from Japan. “I wanted to make my childhood dream come true – to make such sculptures that everyone could touch them with their hands,” says Sergey. - After all, every boy's hands itched in the museum at least once, but to touch the exhibit. But we were separated by either fences, or shop windows, or tapes.
Beach trash animals
A French sculptor makes some pretty cute animals out of nasty beach trash.
Creatures from ocean debris
But what is obtained from the waste, which is annually caught in huge quantities from the ocean.
wire portraits
An illustrator from Greece takes old computer wires and creates colorful portraits out of them. In response to our addiction to all sorts of gadgets.
Attractions from potatoes
Prudence Statie makes edible English landmarks from the national English dish - fish and chips (fries with fish). It took her 10 kg of potatoes to harvest Stonehenge, Big Ben, the London Eye and other tourist spots. Grass is made from pea puree. The artist believes that art should be interactive and appeal to different feelings. For example, to taste.
Bike from animal bones
A Florida resident is selling a motorcycle made from animal bones for $55,000. As the designer himself says, he assembled the motorcycle with his sons. But you can’t move on such transport, it’s decorative element. By the way, this is not Moore's only bone motorcycle, several more copies are on display in different cities. The author says that he has always enjoyed working with bones.
Sculptures covered with honeycombs
The Canadian artist has long been interested in research in the field of interspecies communication, in particular, the consequences that the disappearance of bees from the face of the Earth can lead to. Together with industrious insects, the artist creates art objects using porcelain figurines, shoes, sports equipment and other household items for this purpose. They are designed to convey to the viewer the idea that a person is not the only living creature on the planet and our well-being depends on general condition ecosystems.
Robots from household appliances
It is not clear if these robots can move, but they certainly bring a smile. Brian Marshall's hobby began quite harmlessly: he saved up various non-working utensils, disassembled them into parts, and made funny figures of mechanical men, which he then gave to others. But over time, the collection of funny robots grew, and Brian thought, why not show his robots to everyone?
Sculptures from wax pencils
Tennessee artist uses children's colors Crayola pencils for their sculptures. "It's an intriguing combination when a thing associated with childhood (like pencils) is used to refer to more 'adult' things: social hierarchy, sexuality, etc. important issues", says the author.
Shoes from everything
British artist Lenka Clayton invited 100 couples to make one shoe each in the One Brown Shoe project - from a man and from a woman. The condition was that they need to use unnecessary items that they could find at home, everything was used in general: from boxes and bottles to nails. The result is a kind of family portrait.
Vigna bean beard
The blog takaosakai collects street portraits of people with cowpea beards from all over Japan. Everyone knows that Japan is strange for western man culture, so why not make such beards just for fun.
Among the private sector near the Almaty I station is the dwelling of the artist Georgy Tryakin-Bukharov. His creations, created from garbage, are sold at Sotheby's and are in museums. Damir Otegen and Svyatoslav Antonov visited the master.
There are mountains of rubbish in the courtyard of the house: enameled bathtubs, cases washing machines, fragments of wooden furniture and metal structures. For Georgiy, all these are parts of art installations that have not yet been realized.
The artist's house looks like an unfinished squatter. The atmosphere inside is extremely simple, one might even say Spartan. Every free corner is lined with works by Tryakin-Bukharov.
- I made a stoker last year, otherwise I freeze completely in winter. Somehow I made it to April and stopped heating, - says Georgy.
The artist has been building his house for over forty years. The land belonged to his parents, it housed a shed that Tryakin-Bukharov used as a workshop and studio.
- At one time there was a Soviet long-term construction here. even wanted to build public toilet. But then the situation changed, and the land remained empty. I lived here, as they say, on suitcases - in anticipation of eviction. This never happened, and in the end I managed to legalize the property. Slowly, construction began. First he added a kitchen, then a bedroom. Now I'm building the second floor. Last year I had to buy a diesel boiler, because there was no heating here. True, a lot of money is spent on fuel. In general, I try to create a place where it will be convenient for me to create. But, probably, my life will not be enough for this,” the artist continues.
In the construction of a house that combines the functions of a workshop, studio and exhibition hall, Georgy invests all his already small funds.
George starts his day with meditation. Then he does Tibetan qigong exercises. Exercise helps him concentrate and tune in to a creative way.
Then, in the morning and throughout the day, the artist works on his sculptures and installations.
Every work is a revelation for me. Sometimes I walk down the street and see the figure of a donkey in the branches. Then I think about what materials are needed to realize the idea. Or I will throw tea on the floor, and in the tea leaves I will see the figure of a bird. When such insights come to my mind, I do an ink sketch, and then I select the materials from which I would like to create an installation. Take, for example, my work" golden ratio". I was riding a bus and saw through the window a gate with a receding perspective. For a long time I was looking for a material with which to recreate this optical effect, and then I simply dismantled my fence. I also used the window frame of a closed fire station, and in the center composition inserted a small icon.
- Sometimes it happens that, having found something interesting on the street, I begin to think what can be done from it. For example, once I saw a discarded cello at the entrance, and it seemed to me very similar to the female body.
The sculptor finds materials for his works right on the street - among the old discarded rubbish. He buys something at flea markets. Some items are brought to him by friends and neighbors.
Our "garbage" artist does not have a systematic education:
- Of course, I had a desire to learn, I tried several times to enter, but I was always refused. Then in Moscow I became a volunteer in Stroganovka for six months. (Moscow State Academy of Art and Industry named after S.G. Stroganov. – Note. ed.) . In 1983, a monumental plastics course was opened in Alma-Ata, and I attended it. Basically, he was engaged in self-education.
– In Moscow, I went to exhibitions of foreign and Russian masters. Many works have strongly influenced me. At first, I mainly carved sculptures from wood, but then I realized that there was no need to limit myself and that I could create using any materials. Since 1989, he began to take part in exhibitions of contemporary art.
Tryakin-Bukharov admits that he actually lives on a small pension. This is partly due to his principles - Georgy refuses work that is not interesting to him:
- Also in Soviet time I got a job in trade advertising. Worked on interior design. The last order was the design of the premises of Boraldai Airport. I got tired of it all quickly. Recently a girl from Dostyk Plaza came and offered to do something for them. I refused. I just can't do what I don't like.
Several works of the sculptor are on display State Museum arts them. Kasteev. Tryakin-Bukharov constantly participates in thematic exhibitions of contemporary Kazakh art. But his art is more in demand abroad. Installations and sculptures of the artist were exhibited in various galleries in Germany, USA, Italy, Turkey, India, United Arab Emirates, Singapore and other countries. Several dozen of his works have been acquired in the collections of museums around the world. The Tower installation was sold for $4,000, and one of the artist's three pigs, Naf-Naf, sold for $3,000. And the already mentioned "Golden Section" became one of the first Kazakh paintings sold at the famous Sotheby's auction. But despite this, the artist does not have much income from the sale of his paintings.
– These curators and gallery owners always work only for themselves or the buyer, but never in the interests of the artist. First, they try to underestimate the price of the work in order to sell it faster. Secondly, as a rule, they take 40% of the profits. Yes, and something cheat with prices. As a result, the work becomes unprofitable. Yes, of course, sometimes they buy something, and these funds help to improve life. When the girls from Sotheby's came to me, my heating just didn't work. They froze, and I think it was partly because of that that they decided to get a job to support me. And the Museum of Art. Kasteeva recently bought something when they found out that I was in distress, says Georgy.
The artist himself approaches the assessment of the value of his works in a very original way. Here is how he assessed the installation "Genocide", dedicated to the repressions of the 30s, when it was brought to a symposium in Singapore:
- I indicated the price of 25 thousand dollars. Why so many? Everything is very simple! When in the time of Stalin a person was imprisoned for 10 years, they called it "children's term" and added 15 more. And so it turned out 25.
George decides to give us a tour of his home-studio:
- I made this mustang for one exhibition in Astana, it seems, for the Independence Day. A mixed technique is used here - a combination of wood and metal. It contains pieces of old furniture, parts from a motorcycle. Horse teeth made from plastic ice cube trays.
– The idea of the sculpture "Genocide" came when from a warehouse in children's park where I worked then threw out the chair. I disassembled it. Thought it would be a throne. Then I looked closer and saw in him the figure of Stalin. I already had old bills. Then I found parts from a gramophone. He exhibited this work for the first time in 1989. The theme of the exhibition seems to have been connected with the repressions.
Tryakin-Bukharov's house has separate tools for woodworking and stone cutting.
- Collage "Iconostasis". It reflects contemporary values. There are clippings from advertisements, magazines, booklets, movie tickets, posters and more. This work changes over time - I paste new pieces into it.
- And this is my "Nuf-Nuf" from enamelware. It is from the "Three Little Pigs" series, which I did during the demolition of dilapidated housing and unauthorized construction. Then the owners of the houses were given very small compensations, it was like eating them, like those pigs from a fairy tale. In addition to the three pigs, I also planned to make a wolf builder, but have not yet created it.
Here is Pig. modern version"Nif-Nifa". In the old version, it is made of a cast iron and two irons. And I created this one from a computer case and a stand that was successfully found on the street.
- "Batyr" was exhibited at the third ArtBatFest on the square in front of the Almaly shopping mall. This is a dedication to Moldakul Narymbetov, the founder of the Kyzyl Tractor art group. He had a similar job, but made from tires.
George also turns his house into a work of art. He creates a composition that he calls his coat of arms.
When we said goodbye to the artist, he said:
– I am worried about the fate of my works. It's time to think about it, to take inventory. I'm afraid I won't be able to finish the house before I die. No matter how my work was just thrown into a landfill. I heard that this happened to my colleagues.
It remains only to wish George for long years life and completion of many years of construction. Who knows, maybe this eccentric man's art installations will someday be an ornament best museums world, and at auction collectors will be willing to pay millions for them.
Today, June 3, in Veliky Novgorod, the action "Separate collection" is taking place. On this day, we decided to tell you about what artists and sculptors do with recyclables.
To the question "how do you make statues", Michelangelo Buonarroti replied: "I take a block of marble and cut off everything unnecessary." However, in our time there are people who take everything superfluous from Humanity, and the result is a statue.
No one can say for sure when and to whom the brilliant idea came up - to make sculptures out of garbage, and such that anyone who looks at these works, even if not very experienced in art, will immediately appreciate the high skill of execution and the extraordinary imagination of the authors. who found a use for what most others saw absolutely nothing.
In our industrial age, such art is not only fun, but also useful. It has already been estimated that by the end of the century, people will be producing one hundred million tons of waste every day. Note! Not milk, not meat, not computers or cars, but waste! Like a huge factory, all of humanity floods the planet with its products - garbage. Most of of this “product” either decomposes extremely slowly, or does not decompose at all. It is not difficult to calculate that the day is not far off when our descendants will have to live in a landfill. Forests, meadows, even simple lawns will be a luxury for the rich, because the entire surface of the Earth will be covered with our garbage - the legacy of our ancestors. And the ancestors are us.
Of course, not everyone is happy with this prospect. So there are active dreamers who find a new use for everything that is ready to become garbage - the creation of statues.
One of those people American artist Leo Sewell. Every day he has to sort a huge amount of garbage, taking it apart by color, shape, size, and then turning it into great work which are exhibited in museums and at vernissages. Leo began to engage in such art back in early childhood. Like many boys, he brought home various pieces of iron and bolts from a walk, which he found at the shipyard, which was located nearby. It was then that his parents advised him what all this useless rubbish could be turned into. That's pedagogy for you. Others would scold, ban and punish. And now the whole world admires the work of Leo Sewell. And this is happiness for both the artist and the audience.
Another sculptor Artur Bordalo, who lives in Portugal, also fell in love with art from childhood. He started drawing at the age of 11. It is possible that genes played here. After all, Arthur is the grandson of the famous Portuguese artist Real Bordalo. Artur's works are bright and cheerful. The artist seems to breathe a second life into the material that he uses in his works. In addition to works made from garbage, Artur Bordalo works in the graffiti genre, and very often he combines these two genres in his works. Happy is the city that has such artists. After all, he becomes more beautiful. And in beautiful city happy people live.
British artists Sue Webster and Tim Noble went further. When you first look at their work, they are no different from the usual dump. Well, a pile of garbage, well, it lies to itself ... Only if this garbage heap is illuminated at the right angle, a completely clear shadow print will appear on the wall opposite, depicting some kind of animal, then a cowboy, then a couple in love. Some of the shadows are reminiscent famous works art. But it's just a pile of garbage, a sheet of paper and a beam of light. It's that simple.
The art duo of Sue Webster and Tim Noble has been working since 1990. They create thrash and punk art and are known for their projection installations. From 1998 to 2018 they held 18 personal exhibitions. Their work is very popular and highly acclaimed by critics.
Angela Heiseltine Pozzi, educator and artist, lives in San Francisco. One day she was shocked by the amount of rubbish people leave on the beach. Since then, she has been creating garbage sculptures that are exhibited in the pavilion of the local zoo. For Americans, this is a very convincing technique, focusing their attention on the problem of pollution of the planet.
In Russia, the creation of garbage installations and sculptures is not yet so popular. The reason for this lies, most likely, in the environmental illiteracy of most Russians and in the ambitions of most artists. Those who work with garbage are not usually considered elite in Russia, although we have more than enough of those who litter. However, the advanced experience of foreign countries reaches Siberia as well. So in Tyumen, as part of the Eco-Grabli contest, art objects were created from garbage. After the community work day, everyone who wanted to create sculptures from the collected garbage, and then posted these photos on the competition website.
A good undertaking, but such events are rarely held. Only occasionally pleases the eye with an unusual installation on a flower bed, made by unknown master under the windows of your house. Tires and broken furniture are used, and sometimes obsolete plumbing begins to live. new life. What is more, sculptures or landscape design, maybe not important. The main thing is that people themselves strive to make their lives more beautiful. But beauty will save the world. In any case, I want to believe it.
