Making It / Found Object Sculpture With Light Number 17 / Mike Smith / Milwaukee, WI

Posted on January 29, 2013 by destructivetesting

I love these pieces of rusted raw metal and decided to show them off by mounting them on this block of hardwood.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/122048564/found-object-sculpture-with-light

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I'm a self-taught artist who prefers to use found objects in ways that were never intended. I'm not interested in making 10 or 100 of the same object. This, of course, takes more time to make each piece. I also prefer a more minimalist look, where each part of a piece can be appreciated. I consider my clocks to be small sculptures with moving parts. And, my lamps to be small sculptures with light. My mirrors are reflective sculptures. DESTRUCTIVE TESTING means to push something to it's limits to understand it's structural performance or material behavior under different stresses. I interpret this in my artwork as using materials in different ways or combinations than they were designed to be used. I also just like the slightly ominous sound of the term...

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3 Responses to Making It / Found Object Sculpture With Light Number 17 / Mike Smith / Milwaukee, WI

mobius faith says:

January 30, 2013 at 8:42 am

I really like those bars of raw metal. It makes a nice abstract structure.

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destructivetesting says:

January 30, 2013 at 9:36 am

Thanks Terry, I knew you would like this one! Mike

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clinock says:

January 31, 2013 at 12:18 am

Raw and sophisticated sculpture – you certainly have the touch…

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