Junk Shaped into Objects - Much like my plan

Existing Tornado Sculptures

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The objects I will replicate

My sculpture will be modeled after a tornado.

I also wish to add body like structures.

The idea is that the junk I used to collect weighed on my brain and on my being. I am ridding of myself of my junk and becoming a more clear being.
I am transitioning.

Another Artist of Inspiration

I remember discovering Anastassia's "Rouleaux" work a few months ago and falling in love.  Her work on this project inspires me in the same way Vargas' does -- that she created such beautiful work with the simplest objects.

I have no fear that I can create with just about anything and that is why I am falling for sculpture more and more.

Anastassia Elias

Found Objects Sculptor

I recently discovered Bart Vargas when I was researched ideas for our installation piece. The works I am most captivated by are "The Bitter Pill (2010)" "The Golden Bottleball (2010)" and "E-Waste Sculptures (2010)".

Finding his work came at the right time for me. It hasn't been until this year that I have felt a spark in me to create sculptures. Prior to this year I was never too interested in sculpture work, writing it off before really giving it a chance. I also have been nervous about moving to Los Angeles and not having the needed materials and space to create and build sculptures. However, I have realized, partly due to Bart Vargas' work and our class, that I can create artwork out of the simplest objects found everywhere and anywhere.

I hope this spark stays with me in the months to come after graduation and I want to create art out of found objects. For our specific installation I will use only junk of my own.


Bart Vargas - Sculptor