Frances Hansen

How does Frances Hansen use her collections in her artwork?

Hansen collects domestic things such as aprons, oven mitts, curtain nets, face cloths, headboards, affirmations as well as packaging materials. She studies them then later puts them into use. A childhood habit.Hansen rearranges the recycled bits into artworks of her own. She hangs them on hooks, stretches them, pins them up on the wall, or just displays it in a scene. Experiments with these materials produced very successful works.

How do I use collection in my work??

I study theology most of the time during my own time its what I enjoy doing and it apart of me. I note quotes down from my daily devotionals and also use bible verses as reference to my artwork. It isn’t easy because I need to be aware of not making my work subjective. But it somehow works.

The most enjoyable part is finding the appropriate idea to demonstrate the gospel that’s referred, and then seeing the viewers respond to it.

1 Thessalonians 4:17  semester 1, 2011

How does Whitfield Lovell use collection in their work???

Lovell uses various collections of both personal and anonymous photographs, cultural symbols, Mexican folk art and domestic artifacts as material and inspiration for his work.

Lovell makes portraits by drawing on paper and wood panels. His more recent portraits are based on 20^th-century studio photographs of anonymous African Americans that Lovell has collected from flea markets and antique stores.

Whitfield Lovell’s hand collection, detail, installation at The Andy Warhol  Museum, 1998

Brethren 2000

Steve Rood

  I’m very interested in Steve Roods shadow makers category because he uses light projected out from different objects. It gives the space a whole different meaning depending on the object used. Rood uses things like dried flax, wired netting, jars and other things to work as lanterns. I’m amazed at the texture it produces when the light is on, you couldn’t tell that these materials were used. When I see these photographs, they appear as manufactured objects that you wouldn’t use, constructed in a way to give out a beautiful spiritual inspirational scene.

  Another category I like is “LIVE_YOUR_LIFE”. These look like a series of photos that captured humans interacting or connecting with nature. Most of the images were taken from movement, which clearly describes the title. What I realised is that when you take photos, you are documenting and taking an image into the future that can mean everything you experienced at that time.

  Overall these two categories led me into thinking that whatever form we’re in what we do have or do not have, it doesn’t matter; We are all being used differently each given with different talents to work but most importantly to shine and enjoy life. Back to a Bible verse from the book of Jeremiah 29:11 which reads,

“ ’For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.’ ”