Artwork #114

Gestalt

by Aileen Chen, Council District 8

All Upcycled Materials: Wood frame from Austin Creative Reuse, Product Packaging, Objects for Recycle or Disposal, 2020

Courtesy of the Artist

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Inspired by the style of American sculptor Louise Nevelson, this piece sought to change the viewer’s perception of “waste.” Using product packaging and other objects slated for recycling or disposal, I sought order in their composition and surfaced their basic shapes by making them monochrome. From disorder to a unified whole. From “waste” into a piece worth its own spotlight.