Jan

23

On The Sprue Art – Part 6 – Entropa

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Entropa

Entropa

The artist David Cerny has created this huge sculpture commissioned to represent the EU’s 27 member states. Each country is represented as a component of a giant plastic model kit. The piece has generated a fair amount of controversy due to its less than flattering representation of certain member states.
Jesus Christ Kit

Jesus Christ Kit

That Cerny should use an on the sprue art  motif is not surprising, given that he has used it previously in his  ARTWORK – SCULPTURES – KITS exhibition. That exhibition featured various 1:1 scale plastic model kits of “Eve”,  a “Rock Star”, “Jesus Christ” and an “Artist Standing”.
David Cerny Logo

David Cerny Logo

In fact he’s so found of the motif that it’s used in the menu and logo of his website.
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Nov

4

On The Sprue Art – Part 2 – Automotive Wall Art

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Jellio Drive In Wall Art

Jellio Drive In Wall Art

Here’s another piece of On The Sprue Art. This one is a wall sculpture from Jellio “based on the sprue element the model parts were attached to” and which “pays tribute to the chrome-heavy hot rods of the fifties.” This piece is large enough that you can probably imagine cutting those components from the frame and pimping out your ride.

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Nov

3

On The Sprue Art – Part 1 – The Blind Watchmaker

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The Blind Watchmaker

The Blind Watchmaker

As a child I wondered why plastic model kits came attached to a frame at all; why they hadn’t been removed from the sprue; indeed why they didn’t arrive fully assembled. Whatever the reason, they left an impression on me and I’m still irrationally attracted to designs featuring injection-molded plastic model kits on the sprue. So much so, that I’ve decided to do a small series based on these designs. Part 1 (this post) is about the cover art of The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins. There seem to be many different covers for this book and some of them relate better to Dawkins’ ideas, but this is the only one that features a model kit on the sprue. The model seems to be two men, a dog, a book and possibly a lectern. I can’t work out what the connection is between the cover and the text – if anyone out there has some ideas, I’d love to hear them.

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