Artist Information:
Brian Marshall
wilmington, DE
United States
Member Since: Jan 2004
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Artist Statement:
In the cold, dark interior of
a Wilmington garage, Brian
Marshall, a 32
year-old-science teacher with
a flare for design and
mechanics, fashions an array
of lamps and clocks from found
objects. Once an engineering
major, Brian has rekindled his
love of puzzles and how things
fit together with his current
passion for creating fun,
functional trash art.
When it comes to trash talk,
Brian is a master at
discovering the unexpected.
His work is about changing the
viewers perspective and
finding new life in old
objects. Things we are used to
seeing in one context are
placed in entirely different
contexts and the result is
impressive and fanciful. Among
the works you might see an
aluminum coffee pot upended
and supported by a thin copper
tube over a blender base. Two
lights shine as eyes, the lid
of the pot becomes the mouth ,
which sits slightly ajar as if
this Night Watchman is ready
to call out lest anyone
disturbs your sleep. Brian's
works of whimsy are solid,
carefully-crafted pieces of
art, many of which have found
their way into the area's
private art collections.
Brian is self-taught and his
materials come from ...
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Brian Marshall's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Brian Marshall's Portfolio. Browse Marshall's body of work: In the cold, dark interior of a Wilmington garage, Brian Marshall, a 32 year-old-science teacher with a flare for design and mechanics, fashions an array of lamps and clocks from found objects. Once an engineering major, Brian has rekindled his love of puzzles and how things fit together with his current passion for creating fun, functional trash art.
When it comes to trash talk, Brian is a master at discovering the unexpected. His work is about changing the viewers perspective and finding new life in old objects. Things we are used to seeing in one context are placed ... |
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