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Do you think ‘trashy’ is always synonymous with bad taste? What does ‘trashy’ mean to you? o. Trashy is a uni ue way of viewing the world in which we live. don’t thin it has anything to do with taste, it’s more of an aesthetic that some of us en oy and others don’t, yet. What made you choose to work with pre-loved materials in your work? arly on discovered obert auschenberg and loved his wor . e creates combines’ a collaboration between painting and sculpture - using materials found locally to him in . This inspired me to e plore or as part of my wor .
What is the central inspiration behind your most recent project? I am working with rewriting existing literature into sculpture. I translate words into objects and put them together li e a boo . The final piece is a boo of sculptures that is a direct translation of the original.
TIMID ELK (REBECCA HOY) What made you choose to work with recycled/preloved materials in your artistic works? It started with recycled train tickets, I enjoyed the aspect of connection they conveyed so used them in my early work. Each piece I create connects hundreds of people in a way that they will never now about.
Many feel that discarded items have a romantic depth to them or a story to tell. What is your response to this? The thing with discarded items is that a person can ta e out of it as much or as little as they li e. t’s the same with art I produce and viewers each interpreting it differently; it’s really satisfying to now that you as an artist have enabled someone to have that interaction.
What is your central inspiration behind your most recent project? ’m currently e ploring the theme of repetition in my most recent pro ect The urious ommodities ollection’. The potential that repetition can bestow on an item is fascinating; the most rudimentary of ob ects can evolve into something grandiose.