Artist Information:
John T. Unger
Mancelona, MI
United States
Member Since: Dec 2004
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Artist Statement:
About the Art:
My creative mandate is
"sustainable design with an
edge." Just because we're good
doesn't mean we have to be
boring, right? I think there's
a place for rock n' roll to
dance with environmental
responsibility in a house
shakin' way. If green products
are to compete in the market,
they need to be sexy, sleek
and chic— cooler than new.
Surprise and beauty are a good
start, but I expect more and
so should you. As an artist
and designer, I am intensely
committed to sustainable
design practices and materials
in the following ways:
I work primarily with recycled
or re-used materials. This is
the best way I know to
minimize my impact on natural
resources, climate and the
environment. In addition, I
feel that creative re-use has
the potential to spark new
ways of looking at the world…
if one thing can be turned
into another, what else can we
change? Successful recycled
art and design encourages
creativity in others— it's
alchemical, magical,
subversive, and transformative
by nature. I feel that only be
a good thing.
I design for permanence. Most
of my objects will last
generations with little or...
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John T. Unger's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to John T. Unger's Portfolio. Browse Unger's body of work:
About the Art:
My creative mandate is "sustainable design with an edge." Just because we're good doesn't mean we have to be boring, right? I think there's a place for rock n' roll to dance with environmental responsibility in a house shakin' way. If green products are to compete in the market, they need to be sexy, sleek and chic— cooler than new.
Surprise and beauty are a good start, but I expect more and so should you. As an artist and designer, I am intensely committed to sustainable design practices and materials in the following ways... |
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