Made in the USA, When gnomes need to clean their homes: MFA Thesis - Sculpture
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Author
Leu, MaxineKeyword
Research Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Aesthetic subjects::ArtSculpture Exhibitions
Art installations
Site-specific installations
Cross-cultural communication
Non-verbal communication
Humor in art
Recycling
Reuse
Waste
Overconsumption
Environment (Art)
Ecological art
Eco-Materialism
Community engagement
Performance art
United States
Taiwan
Upcycling
Selection
Transform
Gnomes
Plastics
Date Published
2020-05
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My work, Made in the USA , focuses on the environment, communication, and identity. Using critical humor along with dark playfulness, I open doors to difficult conversations relating to issues of overconsumption and the culture of waste in America, through the lens of my own awareness of cultural differences. The works are based on my experience of being a foreign person in America. I choose familiar, everyday objects and commonly considered waste materials as the raw materials for my work and for their potential to initiate cross-cultural, nonverbal communication. Then I transform those materials into situational, humorous, and metaphorical artworks that double back and question our relationship to the commonplace things I started with.The following license files are associated with this item:
- Creative Commons
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States