If after looking at some of my work, you feel so inclined I'd appreciate it if you would follow this link and vote for me! Thanks in advance.
http://rebeccatishman.artistswanted.org/yr2011#.TwcUtmHXm4I.facebook
I am a sophomore Interdisciplinary Sculpture major at Maryland Institute College of Art. As a result of my affinity for everyday objects in modern Western culture, much of my work is based on these mass-produced, household objects that I collect in large quantities. I glue, sew, caulk, bend, and weave silverware, nails, and buttons until the objects are stripped of their original function in society and transformed into something entirely different. Within these transformations the objects now serve as part of a whole rather than retaining their independence as individual objects. To make the work the size I intend requires a serious time commitment, thus juxtaposing these modern Western objects with patience and an attention to detail that is not typically Western. The pieces begin from hundreds of separate objects that I manipulate to remove their usual identity to serve as part of a greater whole. Generally, I can restore them to their original identity as an independent object, calling attention to the futility and temporality of the repetitive tasks I perform to create the works.
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