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Sculpture, Found Objects on Steel
Size: 47.2 W x 47.2 H x 4.5 D in
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400 Views
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ABOUT THE ARTWORK
This unique art form utilises discarded laughing gas canisters that are glued into holes in painted wooden panels. The canisters are also known as Noz or Whippets and are used as a "legal high". This installation is the first circular piece in my series of unique art installations using discarded, laughing gas canisters (also known as Noz and Whippets). Approximately 1700 canisters have been used. They are glued into an acrylic painted wooden structure using certified MDF from a company with sustainable certification and a substantial frame of red mahogany hardwood. All the canisters are washed and sprayed with an anti-rust spray. This particular installation was the one I chose for my exhibition flyer and my business card. The reflections in the sides of the canisters from the multicoloured painted rings in the back board are wonderful. Some of the detail images show this. This weighs approximately 50kg and needs 2 people to lift it. It can be hung from a plaster-board wall as is the case in my studio and for my recent solo exhibition Laugh out Loud featuring 11 canister art installations. The artwork can be supported by protruding large screws or bolts. There is a separate luminous blue framing ring 80mm wide not included in the dimensions. This can be seen in one of the detail images. The ring hides the red mahogany hardwood structure behind the canisters and gives the impression of a floating frame. You will also see a detail of this mounted in the exhibition. I would be very happy to help with the installation personally if in the UK or by Skype if outside the UK. All the canisters have been picked up my me, supportive friends and willing street cleaners from the gutters, car parks and parks of London. This art is helping the environment, reducing litter and saving these from land-fill sites and the street cleaners do not separate them for metal recycling. The canisters are extensively used as a "legal high" with little regard for, or ignorance of, the medical evidence of risk to mental health. Some deaths have been directly attributed to extensive misuse. Repair kit - the canisters are glued in using Gorilla Grab glue. If not disturbed they will stay permanently in position. People are very drawn to touch and if any become loose, the hole can easily be cleaned out and the canister reglued. I will supply a few spare canisters as well.
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Multi-paneled Sculpture:
Found Objects on Steel
Original:
One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:
47.2 W x 47.2 H x 4.5 D in
Number of Pieces:
2
Frame:
Other
Ready to Hang:
Not applicable
Packaging:
Ships in a Crate
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
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Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
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Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:
United Kingdom.
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Derek Goldberg
United Kingdom
While I have dabbled in art since my early 20s, I have only now, in retirement, been able to devote myself to it passionately. I am fortunate to have found studio space in northwest London, which has helped unleash my creative potential, enabling me also to work on some large installations. I was born in Zimbabwe, moving at age 10 to Cape Town in South Africa where I lived until I moved to the UK in my mid 20s. I had an intensely creative period from 1976 until 1980, but a career in engineering combined with bringing up three children meant that I had little time or space to pursue art. In retirement I have rekindled my love affair with art and am enjoying it immensely. I would define myself essentially as an abstract artist, a colourist, with particular focus on the pop art and optical art genres. I am currently creating what, I believe, are unique installations using spent laughing gas canisters. These small steel canisters contain nitrous oxide and are used amongst young people as a recreational drug, a means of obtaining a legal high. I now have a team of canister pickers, both friends and street cleaners, who pick up canisters for me from gutters, parks and car parks. So far I have incorporated more than 20,00 canisters in my art installations which means that more than half a ton of steel has been saved from landfill. I continue to work with oil on canvas, and have recently started using acrylics on wood and handmade paper. I view abstract art from the perspective of whether it is visually pleasing to me personally, and whether I would like to see it on my wall, rather than analysing the meaning. My inspiration has come largely from early 20th century artists such as Picasso, Miro, Klee, Kandinsky, Chagall and Modigliani, and more recently from artists such as Hockney, Basquiat and Johns. I particularly admire the work of recently deceased artist Gillian Ayres RA, who made a point of only being interested in colours and shapes, rather than trying to achieve a meaning. She simply had fun painting and embraced colour in a very special way.
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