Create > Animated Objects

Create > Animated Objects

Goal:  Imbue inanimate objects with human characteristics.

Catalysts:  

animate, empathize, anthropomorphics  

Studio Activity:  

Find an interesting discarded object from the garage, attic, flea market or Aunt Gert’s.  Look for things like old radios, cloth irons, toys or appliances.  Transform the inanimate object into something with human forms and characteristics.  Add human features like eyes, a nose, mouth, ears, hair and so on using other found materials or papier-mache or tape, rope, feathers etc.   

Artist Profile:

Be inspired by Marisol Escobar > https://www.wikiart.org/en/marisol-escobar

Marisol was a Venezuelan-American artist who fused Pop Art imagery and folk art in assemblages and sculptures.  She used discarded furniture like dressers and doors into human form sculptures.

Be inspired by Milan based artist Andrea Petrachi > http://www.andreapetrachi.com/

Andrea turns old school gadgets into retro-futuristic figures and bizarre insects.  He uses discarded objects such as old cameras, calculators, pliers, computer parts and parts of old toys and dolls.   

Visual Examples:

Check out the recycled robots > https://www.pinterest.com/pin/141159769551210551/

And let’s not forget that Putting Googly Eyes on objects never gets old >

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/06/eyebombing-bulgaria/

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/11/googly-eyed-street-art/

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2011/04/voices/

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/11/facespics-twitter-account-posts-fun-anthropomorphic-photos-containing-hidden-faces/