American Plastics Art, a Subcategory of Representational Art (other): 20-21st Century (original) (raw)

American Plastics Art

a Subcategory of Representational Art (other): 20-21st Century

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Plastic Imagination is a 2016 exhibit held at the Fitchburg Art Museumwhich says: "Plastic -- a product inextricably tied to the manufacturing history of North Central Massachusetts -- has many characteristics that make it fantastically unique. This multi-purpose material can be luminous, colorful, lightweight, strong, durable, practical, playful, affordable, and aerodynamic. It can conjure associations with industrial accomplishment, foment feelings of nostalgia, and trigger very real fears about consumption and waste.... Plastic Imagination explores the work of 10 contemporary New England artists who create extraordinary things with all kinds of plastics. Lisa Barthelson, Tom Deininger, Dana Filibert, Joseph Fucigna, Lynne Harlow, Niho Kozuru, Margaret Roleke, Dean Snyder, Bill Thompson, and Brian Zink all find inspiration in the fillers, films and moldable plastics made popular throughout the last century. Some shave, sand, sculpt, and paint different densities of foam. Some play up the translucent or opaque qualities of Plexi or Fiberglass, and some recycle plastic toys, treasures, and trash. Some present readily accessible, everyday plastics as strictly formal studies, while others crave the layers of meaning (social, political, cultural, environmental, and economic) that result from a focus on this ubiquitous and arguably indispensable material." Accessed 12/21

Polymer Art: Recent Acquisitions is a 2018 exhibit at the Racine Art Museum which says: "Referencing the significance of the groundwork laid in earlier years, Polymer Art includes pieces that were part of the original gift that established RAM's polymer collection, the largest of its kind in the world. In 2011, the Racine Art Museum organized Terra Nova: Polymer Art at the Crossroads https://www.ramart.org/exhibit/terra-nova-polymer/ featuring works made of polymer, a workable plastic-based compound used to make modeling clays, such as Fimo® or Sculpey®." Accessed 12/21

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