Video: John Dahlsen: the art of making out of trash
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
The work of Australian John Dahlsen is quite diverse. He creates sculptures, paintings and installations. Only the material remains unchanged - the rubbish found by the author on the beaches of his native continent!
Dalsen's fascination with such art began with an accident. He was collecting wood nailed to the shore on remote beaches, intending to make furniture out of it, when he suddenly noticed a huge amount of garbage lying around. The artist's eye is known to see the beautiful and the unusual where other people pass by, and John was no exception. Plastic debris of all colors and shapes became the basis of his future masterpieces. “When I work with these objects,” says the artist, “I am amazed at how they change under the influence of ocean waters, sun and sand. My task is to take these objects, which do not enter into an obvious dialogue during the first meeting, and work with them until they speak and tell their story."
The artist brings the collected waste to his studio, where he sorts it, depending on the idea of the future work. For example, for a series of sculptures "Totems" John needed plastic bottles and flip flops. And for the "Prints" series, the garbage was sorted by color.
What John Dalsen does is called environmental art (from the English environment - environment). With his works, he, like many other representatives of this trend, tries to convey to the audience the idea of the need to protect the environment. “This is a critical time for humanity,” Dahlsen explains. - The difficult ecological situation indicates that the planet now needs all the help that we can offer. And if my work will help at least some of the people to realize this fact and change their attitude to the environment - this business is already worth doing."
However, the author's works are not only a warning to viewers and a reminder of a possible environmental disaster. He also gives them positive meanings, showing us how we can recycle and use waste creatively.
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