Slight update

So I'm sure I've posted something similar in an earlier post about the possible scenes I plan to create and I think I've got some definite possibilities. Besides the first scene I created I am going to toy around with creating the car-wreck out of two cell phones and possibly some headsets; second is some kind of ceremony using more vacuum tubes and other electronic debris; and lastly using a camera to create a home scene, like a family gathered to watch television. I also think I will take apart some hard drives to make a playground scene, might use some small transistors and such to make little electro kids or something. No pictures yet, I will try to post of some sketches sooner rather than later...

Oh yeah...

If any one has old/ unused/ possibly-soon-to-be-discarded electronics I wouldn't mind taking a look at them :), though I know very few people (none) are following this blog. If there is anyone out there and you have stuff that meets the criteria then please post up a comment and I'll get back to you, or if you have my contact info then just use that. Thanks!

Ok, got some relaxing done...

Now onto serious business! So I've managed to nab some more electronic bits and am now looking for, lack of a better term, iconic human scenes. I am basically looking for scenes that are easily recognizable by people. Scenes of sadness, happiness, pain, joy... things like that. So far I think using the cell phones to create an electronic car accident is a good idea and now I just need to find some other scenes that are as easily recognizable (I hope) and find appropriate/suitable electronic bits to make the scenes out of. I am thinking that bluetooth headsets might be useable for something I just can't determine what yet. I am leaning towards some kind of victory scene similar to the raising of a flag or cheering someone on, maybe have them all holding another headset up in the air so to speak. I can help feeling hat I should try to capitalize on the main use of the headsets: that of making communication easier while keeping us separate at the same time. I just can't think of anything at the moment.

I am also wondering what I could do with a broken camera or two. Though I think I am going to try to stay with things that can be perceived as human somehow or replace other things (like cell phones and cars). I have to just sit down and sketch things and print out pics of "human" scenes. I'll have to see what I can get up to this week.

So many irons... so little fire.

*edit*
Okay I thought the headsets might look interesting gathered in a crowd, either simulating a gravesite or a crowd at a sporting event, though I think the sporting event might be tough, unless I can find a tiny LCD screen to place in front of them and have a blurry picture of a sporting event on it. The gravesite seems much easier and goes along with the other ideas I have, which seems to include violence or its aftermath.

A little sculpture...

Okay so I scrounged up some pictures of a piece I worked on a  few years ago and as it is the direction I want to go in with my current project I am going to show some pics of it in all its glory. Though I admit that it is missing the central vacuum tube, mainly due to forgetfulness.

I'm sure I must have mentioned it early that the elements of this piece are arranged as if arriving to the scene of an accident. I dislike having to explain it since viewing it in person always seems to get the idea cross instantly, not having the benefit of actually being able to present it in such a away over the internet does that sort of thing. Hit the read more button for neat pictures!

More research, different routes

I've been looking through the Wikipedia page on found art and the artists listed there, I know, not the academically preferred site though I trust it enough that I feel comfortable using it. Listed below are some of the artists I found to be interesting in either the way they worked (beliefs/ideals, method) or in what they used in making their pieces. I've got about 16 more to go although Micheal Craig Martin might make the list after I do some more reading about him, I like his style and how he goes about creating, I just want to look at more of his works first.

Another aspect of my project

Here is a partial example of another aspect/part of my project. I want to find objects people have either had since childhood (a favorite toy for example) or just something they really wanted at some point in the past and compare its current condition with how it looked brand new.

I have here a statuette of Aeon Flux, an animated television character, that has been through quite a bit, an earthquake and changes of residence. I have found it retailing for $89.99 currently and I am still doing some research for the price when it first came out.

First subjects

So I've been doing some reading about different artists and methods and what-not. I think a direction I'm going to go with the sculpture aspect of my project is to create variations of the objects I use. Take my first two subjects: cellular phones. These first few shots are just the phones and some details of the screws. The Samsung might give me some trouble since it has the little star/Allen key type screws. I think I have the right kind of screwdriver for it. Anyways, I want to take these a part, see whats inside them and turn them into something else, I'm thinking flowers for some reason. The function of communication came to mind when I saw these phones. Flowers are colorful and can communicate feelings through color and type when you ive them to someone, kind of like giving someone a call.