Art is a creative process. When some people feel that they have a talent for art, they might take a class, or go to art school. However, everyone is inspired in different ways. The following artists have felt compelled to take the objects around them, often considered ordinary “junk,” and have created something new and beautiful out of them, often in their own backyards.
The Heidelberg Project is an outdoor art project in Detroit, Michigan. Started by Tyree Guyton and his grandfather, the group accepts art or additions to its houses from anyone who wishes to create. They have taken a series of houses in a lower-income, predominantly African-American community, and decorated them in various ways. Their goal is for the Heidelberg project to be an indoor and outdoor museum, where anyone who wants to create art can feel comfortable in sharing with their community.
The Animal House
The "Dotty-Wotty" House
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Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village is a folk art environment in Simi Valley, CA. From 1956-1972, Tressa ("Grandma") Prisbrey created building, monuments, and mosaics out of bottles, glass and other objects she had retrieved from recycle centers and landfills. She said "I enjoyed it. I never thought of it as work. I was just having a good time." Isn't that what art should be about?
In 1994, many of the buildings were damaged by an earthquake, but the entire area still remains today, however damaged, as a testament to her memory and creativity.
This kind of art is often known as "found art" or "assemblage," because the artists take found objects and assemble them in different ways to create something entirely new. What do you think of these works? Are you ever inspired by the seemingly random objects you see around you? Don't be afraid to create!
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