SOME OF MY FOUND OBJECT SCULPTURE

DIARY ENTRY 2005

“The surfaces tell the stories of History's children.

I travelled the surface of the battles of Napoleon and Hitler’s slaughter.

The senseless bloodshed of scores of Holy wars .As I entered the borders it invaded my skin, then, seeping into my soul, I saw where it happened over and over again. It clings to me and will stay

In England I saw a ghost in nave in Canterbury Cathedral and visited the wonderful sea side village of Rye and the nearby weird, bizarre but wonderful Dungeness.

And the fantastic museum in Maidstone where I was the only one ,creeping through the old corridors. I loved its ancientness.

In Spain, I felt the genius of Dali, Gaudi , Miro, Picasso and Antoni Tapies.

The magic of Don Quixote, Flamenco, the dance and Catalan language.

I had fun with Tarrentino’s, Pulp Fiction in France and the beautiful city of Paris with its beautiful goldness, but no toilets. I fell in love with Venice , Florence and the Renaissance. The architecture cathedrals and more.”

For sales please contact artist at info@outlook8studio.com

COLLECTING & 4 NEW PIECES

Title-"Figure it Out "

Med.- Acrylic paint found wall paper screenprint on canvas
Size-40x30cm
Year- 2009
Price- $190

Title-"Yes You Can"

Med.- Acrylic paint found wall paper screenprint on canvas
Size-40x30cm
Year- 2009
Price- $190

Title-"Looking Out Paris"

Med.- Acrylic paint found wall paper screenprint on canvas
Size-40x30cm
Year- 2009
Price- $190

Title-"Walking in Asnieres"
Med.- Acrylic paint found wall paper screenprint on canvas
Size-40x30cm
Year- 2009
Price- $190

COLLECTING

Collecting can become so addictive, especially for an artist. My found objects and things are the inspiration and starting point for most of my artwork and ideas.When I see something; it can trigger of an instant idea and give me a vision to work with.I think this is why I love museums too as disply and arranging objects are an important part of my work.

I have been collecting since I was born. I used to hide stuff under my bed in boxes as a child .As an adult I’m still putting stuff into boxes and plastic bags and other strange things. I view my collections as arrangements. They are all art installations scattered around my place as well as material for use in my arts projects

Walking through the streets to the local shop I always come home with something foot trodden. A piece of paper, packaging, a bright piece of plastic,glass all will be used in my art eventually.

When I travel overseas (much to the sometimes embarrassment to friends and family) I pick up off the ground, bottle tops, lolly papers, wires bright bits of plastic, even if an item disturbs me I’ll bring it home.On a tour once in Europe the whole busload of passengers collected bottle tops for me.

My stuff may brood for years in a dark space or cupboard till I come across it again sending me off on another project.

On my last trip to Paris I came home with 15 kilo of junk. I collected baguette bags, bits of string, stones, free ad cards, labels from food items, torn posters, a book and papers from a bin.

All sorts of ephemera is precious to me.

I collect found photographs, as they tell a story about people and places I’ll never know about.I make up my own stories.

I collect found images, negatives, scientific stuff,equations, wire,tin,bones, animal skeletons,fur, hair,watches, old mobile covers, eye glasses, shrivelled things,found numbers and fonts from keyboards, magazines and advertising,boxes, packaging,all sorts paper, vintage clothes, fabrics, wall papers,shells, driftwood, snowglobes, toys, childrens books and so much more

I go to op shops,cities,airports underground spaces ,beaches, garage sales, friends houses and sometimes, find stuff on EBay though, part of the fun and attraction for me is, the actual finding of a material that is discarded and thrown away.

I like to recycle it into something else or, just show its beauty, as it is.

Collections of stuff are also extremally important for future generations, for History. 100's years from now someone may come across my piece of fabric, wallpaper ,lolly paper, box ,bone etc that will give them information on of how we lived in our time, in our place.

Collections are also portraits of those who love to glean.....

Check out Andy Warhol’s boxes and boxes of stuff he collected over his life time

http://www.warhol.org/collections/archives.html

What do you like to collect?

Please contact the artist for sales and info on any of the artworks on this blog
info@outlook8studio.com

FUNKY Functional wall art for your home-at Outlook8studio at Madeit

Outlook8studio at Madeit

All-in-one-Wall-Art-Mirror-Frame

Inspired by the vivid colours of Mexician Folkart

Group on the wall or as one special piece to display your photos or artwork in a unique way

ABOUT

Two brightly coloured pieces of Abstract art sandwiched together with added Inlaid with fragments of mirror & handpainted papers

Each piece is made from high quality craftwoods cut-out with a jigsaw then primed with gesso and hand-painted with artist quality acrylic paints& glitters and finally embellished with my hand- painted papers vintage bits and pieces from my collections

Ready to Hang

GENIVIEVE CAPRONI OPENS "OUTLOOK8" IN SECONDLIFE

At last....My new gallery "OUTLOOK8" is open in Secondlife
Check it out
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Malt/102/12/25
You are welcome to browse my new artworks especially created for this virtual world
After visiting my exhibition....relax on the decking or go for a stroll around Malt Village owned by Australian Designer Khea Karas who designs beautiful up- market fashion pieces in Paris, walk through the park , feed the geese, or just go for a boat ride on the lake
All is possible in Secondlife.......

DISCLAIMER*Second Life® and Linden Lab® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc. All rights reserved. No infringement is intended.

Copyrights and Artists Rights

Tonight I read a very interesting down to earth article, about Copyright, on the Internet for Artists, Designers Crafters etc.... Ive read many legal documents, plus all my work is registered with the Copyright Councils but it still seems to be a free for all at times on the Internet
As a professional artist who works hard in the studio to create something special for others, I don't like to think that someone can come along and steal my images ideas writing photography etc... and whack them on t shirts coffee mugs or print them out and then claim the art work as their own.
Its definitely stealing and it's not on........
I'm also very aware as soon as I put something up on the Internet I'm taking risks but
as with all business's Artists need to promote and market their work to a global market
After all this is how we make a living
Here is the article from "Impatient Blogger" where Margo Potter says it so beautifully.
Thanks Margo!