Transformation of the unnoticed ---- Jessica Stockholder

I recently finished my very first 3D project for my art class assignment, and today I happened to discover this female installation artiest Jessica Stockholder, whose work somehow share some similarities with mine.

The two similarities are: color and material.

When you look at her work, the first thing that strikes you is the color, very bright and rich pink, blue, yellow, green and so on. Since color is one of my favorite things about art, I really appreciate the boldness in her using of different colors.

Here is a good example:
"Growing Rock Candy Mountain Grasses in Canned Sand; 1992; Installation view, Westfalischer Kunstverein, Munster, Germany; 23 x 12 m piece of violet bathing suit material, sandstone native to Munster, gaseous concrete building blocks, plaster, basket material, electrical wiring, 3 very small lights, newspaper glued to the wall, acrylic paint, metal cables and Styrofoam." [link]

Doesn't the massive pink color immidatelly draw your attention? Though it did not remind me of mountains, as I just saw lots of pointy waves going up and down with there rich pink color. However they are powerful and at the same time have the softness of femininity. They are also a little like (especially with the wrinkles of the material)... sculptures filled up with air; romantic waves.

The next thing special about her is the material she uses. I used a shower loofa, which can be easily found in every home, as the skin for my 3D project because I always have the habit of reusing things that would normally be considered as useless or garbage due to the fact that I really hate to wast things. I do not know if Jessica has the same idea as mine or she just simply wants to do something unexpected. She likes to use normal daily objects, like couch cushions, plastic container lids, shoe laces, fake fur, lamps, electrical cord, pillows, balls, etc. I think it's just marvelous to make something beautiful with everyday materials that are usually unnoticed, and if she can always use second-hand material, that would be even more astonishing.

This is a good example of reusing trash:
"Untitled, 2009, plastic tray, gray plastic, hardware, African wood, foam, cloth, styrofoam, ribbons, tape, 35x21x9 inches." [link]
Her work is usually very abstract with material that's usually very practical in daily life. Beauty or waste, pink or green, the strong contrast of her work simply says one fact: a true artist.

"Sweet for Three Oranges"
1995
Installation at Sala Montcada de la Fundacio la Caixa, Barcelona, Spain
Paint, approximately 40 Christmas trees, oranges, 4 bird cages, brick wall, air craft cable, butane heaters, rope, roofing paper and roofing tar, lightbulbs, yellow electric cord

"Skin Toned Garden Mapping"
1991
Installation at the Renaissance Society, Chicago, Illinois
Paint, red carpet, 2 x 4s, roofing tar, refrigerator doors, hardware, yellow bug lights and fixtures, cloth, vinyl composition floor tiles, concrete and tinfoil, 3140 square feet overall