Smuggler Model Boat - Found Object Art
6 April 2007 by EDB
Some artists work in metal or wood, some in clay, but Michael Ulman works with whatever he happens to find laying around odd places in his shop, at a garage sale, in a pile of discards but then the magic begins. You see, Michael is a found object artist. An old vacuum cleaner, a mailbox or bits and pieces of indeterminate origin are the raw material for some of the most amazing sculptures you’ve ever seen.
The images here are of “Smuggler” a wooden speedboat with long lines and a powerful engine, even though it is all a fantasy image of an idealized dream. You’ll identify a few parts, a gear here, a piece of a camera there but when everything is put together it seems it couldn’t have been any other way.
Michael builds art with engines, hot rods, motorcycles, speedboats and more and I find his work absolutely fascinating. If the images here appeal to you, be sure to check out his website for many more. Top shelf stuff.
Link: Michael Ulman
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