Eco-Vision at the Parrish Art Museum

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This past Saturday night I got to run over to view the 'EcoVision' Outdoor event at the Parrish Art Museum, 40 artists creating outdoor sculptures using trash and found objects. How appropos to where my head has been at these days- coincidence or...?;)

I think my favorite piece was this sculpture made of plastic water bottles dangling down with tiny bits of colored tinsel inside which affected the light coming through from a spotlight. Simple construction which looked so magical from a distance.

Unfortunately my camera does not do well in low light...so please pardon the grainyness...and there were so many more pieces that I wish I could show you, but they didn't turn out:(!


I loved the simplicity of this piece. Plastic can dividers.


'Collaboration: The Weight for Peace'


sweet arena of plastic bottle flowers and leaves.


Liguori with the painted Eve (Amy). Both members of the collab group Fresh who made a giant installation 'Garden of Eden' with dragon and doll garden. Unfortunately not One of my pictures came out of this. :( sorry Leo, I hope you have some good ones.If you do, send them my way and I'll include them!


this was another of my favorites. Simple arrangement of various discarded objects.


I loved the energy of the event and I think it inspired many to start to think a bit more creatively about what is so quickly thrown away....

For years I worked with found wood and rusted metal parts salvaged from a nearby metal yard. (I will always love the beautiful colors and variations of rust and peeling paint).Had permission to hop the dumpster and I collected and then grinded and welded to make sculptures and assemblages, bolting metal often to wood in a series I called The Heavy Page. Come to think of it, I really need to archive and upload those pics..I have nothing in digital can you imagine?;)well, there is one detail shot of one piece that is still in my parents possession: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nesart/375169907/.