Garage Sale: concept and wire drawings
2011
Installation Art, wire drawing, Drawing
September 8 – October 9, 2011: Garage Sale: Installation by Joel Armstrong
• Closing reception: Friday, October 7, 5:30-7:30pm
• Closing reception: Friday, October 7, 5:30-7:30pm
- The American“garage sale” is strange obsessions to some, life-giving to others, still an annoyance to many of us when the cars are blocking our driveway or streets. Most of us have grown up with the traditional cardboard signs, poorly spaced letters and tables full of stuff that deep down we know should have been thrown away years ago.
- Proposed drawing of the interior of the Garage Sale Installation, including fencing, a full size garage, driveway, and sod.
- This is a wire drawing of a ceramic fish that someone remembered receiving as a gift, but was selling it at their garage sale. 16 x 22"
- African Mask #1&2, sold as a set. Each is approx 10 x 20"
- Silk elephant from India, wire image measures 16 x 20"
- This rocking chair was purchased with the entire chair strung together with string. No parts have been glued together. There is a big sign on the front that reads "Do Not Sit Here!" I think it will remain that way through the entire show. The wire chair is basically stronger than the real version.
- Big Wheel, wire drawing for "Garage Sale" Installation. 22 x 32"
- Even the cute things make it to the garage sale...in this case, a kitten money bank.
- 3" carved wooden duck...now 24" long wire piece.
- Old school desk, I'm at least old enough to remember sitting in these.
- 2 ft square bird feeder, bought 3 for $20.
- Childrens Drum set, 30 x 40"
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There were 3 different kind of items for sale at the gallery installation. 1. garage sale items. 2. Wire drawings of the items. 3. Rust paintings of the items.Drawing, Fine Arts, Storytelling2011 -
I had a 3 years grant from John Brown University to put together this installation piece. The concept was purchasing items from garage sales, and collecting stories about those objects. I "redeemed" these items and stories as I created wire drawings and rust paintings from the objects. The installation took the form of an actual garage sale, along with signs, many items, and a full size garage inside the gallery space. The inside of the garage was filled with the wire drawings, and extra gallery space held the items and rust paintings.Drawing, Metal Working, Painting2011 -
Wire drawings and rust based paintingsFine Arts, Video Arts2011 -
I've been planning the installation for 4 years through a grant provided me by John Brown University. Ive been purchasing items at garage sales and visiting with the sellers about the items they have in their sale. From the items I purchased, I have created wire drawings, and rust paintings in sort of a redemptive story. All items have stories connected with the titles. The exhibition will include all the items I have purchased, plus the artwork—the installation will include a full size garage in the gallery space and an all day garage sale event for the garage sale items and closing reception for the artwork, bringing together two unique crowds.Installation art, wire drawing, Garage Sale2011 -
Rusted paintings for "Garage Sale" installation, Sept 8 thru October 9th, at sUgAR gallery in Bentonville, Arkansas.Fine Arts, Painting, Visual Arts2011 -
After being diagnosed with Bipolar while going to grad school, the combination of medication and amplified activity led me to this image of what it felt like to be bipolar. What people see, and what they don't understand.Fine Arts, Installation Art, Visual Arts2010 -
Although presented many times, finally exhibited as a collaborative piece combining the work of Neil Ward. Though a personal interpretation of family, the piece is quite approachable and connects well with the audience.Drawing, Fine Arts, Visual Arts2010 -
Memories of night fishing with my father and brother in Corpus Christi, Texas. Always dreamed of what it was like underneath the boat, this answered my question. First and only installation my father ever saw.Installation Art, Fine Arts, Visual Arts2010 -
A collaborative installation by Joel Armstrong and the John Brown University art department. (2007) "The body is a unit, though made up of many parts; and though all it’s parts are many they form one body.” 1 Corinthians 12:12 More to come, soon. JoelDrawing, Fine Arts, Visual Arts2010 -
Just examples of wire portraits: many more are available to see.Drawing, wire drawing2010
