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My Fetish - Sculpture with Found Object and Drift Wood Brush2021
2021
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A found object is a natural or man-made item, or fragment of an item that is found by an artist and kept because of some intrinsic interest the artist sees in it. Beginning with Picasso, who incorporated newspapers and matchboxes into his cubist collages and constructions, this idea has been carried forward. It was popular with the Dada and Surrealist movements and with such great artists as Damien Hurst and Henry Moore. Here, artist Rick Farrell has taken those ideals, incorporating many found objects that have inspired him, to create these small unorthodox sculptures.
Rick Farrell
My Fetish, 2021
found objects
13h x 10w x 3d in
33.02h x 25.40w x 7.62d cm
RIF076
Outsider artist Rick Farrell wanders the streets of Chicago in search of inspiration for is quirky modern sculptures. Car-flattened, rusted, and cast-off metal scraps are his medium and in his hands, the refuse finds new life and new meaning. He twists and bends his found treasures into three-dimensional Rorschachs sometimes wiring other found objects to create arresting juxtapositions. His obsessive need to create leads to a glut of works filling his Chicago townhome to the bursting point which he sometimes relieves by bombing the street with his more experimental sculptures. He will line up several pieces near a museum or art event with a little paper sign that says "Free Art". These sculptures have been snatched up for years by novice and sophisticated collectors with no knowledge of the creator.
- Attributed to:Rick Farrell (1958 - 1959, American)
- Creation Year:2021
- Dimensions:Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Chicago, IL
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