SuitabookJunk sculpture
Alix Wood
- Reading
- Read alongside a look at everyday discarded objects, if convenient. Invite the reader to notice which materials might be reused and what choices could turn them into sculpture.
- Themes
- Reasons for using junk: The book presents discarded objects as possible sculpture materials, including for their practical value and for the effect of using modern or unusual materials. It presents practical reuse and the use of modern or unusual materials as different reasons artists may choose junk.
- What counts as art?: A listed section asks whether junk sculpture is art, placing the status of this art form among the book’s subjects. It invites readers to consider what makes junk sculpture art.
- Worth knowing
- The book connects sculpture with rubbish and recycling. Its examples may prompt thoughts about what gets thrown away and how discarded materials can be reused.