Jay Kempson
Art 309
Professor Dietrich
April 27, 2014

Prime Movers

An artist is a person engaged in one or more spectrums of activities that give the viewer their interpretation of a creation. Creativity is of course the key to a successful artist and finding new ways to present a new concept or even an old one in a different way is a task in itself. The following artists; Tom Sachs, Andreas Slominski and Gabriel Orozco have captured my attention in their engineering of different pieces. Each has put their own unique if you will fingerprint in the art world. They each have cultivated their indulgence to produce eclectic pieces of their own fantasies and the real world. Each of these artists’ minds are filled with impulsiveness, silliness as well as focus. Finding a common ground among those can produce a masterpiece. My goal is to give insight to each artist and my opinion. After all each person’s interpretation of a piece is just as unique as the piece itself. Tom Sachs, born 1966 in New York is a sculptor best known for his recreation of modern icons such as Barbie dolls and McDonald’s pieces and work with the space industry. Sachs first worked in the furniture business before starting his art career. One of his first pieces was a couch he made from old phone books and duct tape. He is known to use foam core, legos and wood and screws to recreate his version of a piece. Sachs believes that an artist is one of the most self-motivated of people but insecure and fragile as well. His pieces reflect that

p.2 vulnerability. His pieces are exposed, nothing is invisible, and one sees seams, screws, plywood; nothing is erased. One can see the production of the piece, one can tell how it was put together. Sach embraces the “total’ showing of his work. For example, he gained fame foe