I particularly enjoyed Joseph Cornell’s artwork, mainly because
it was a very unique type of collage, one I have never come across before. When
I think of what a collage is, the image of many assembled photos or newspaper clippings
come to mind. In any case, the collage would be flat. What surprised me in
Cornell’s art was that, him being an artist and sculptor, he created three
dimensional collages. Also, the fact that his collages were simple
and all the while surreal (much like the artistic movement that inspired him) intrigued me. The use of objects collected by Cornell or things
that at first sight seem mundane to us, are arranged in a manner
that they suddenly look somewhat ethereal.
Taken from Joseph Cornell’s personal website:
“Cornell created visual poems in which surface, form,
texture, and light play together. Using things we can see, Cornell made boxes
about things we cannot see: ideas, memories, fantasies, and dreams.”
Taking a closer look at his work, I realize little by little
that this concept is quite applicable to his work. When observing his boxes,
one does feel somewhat nostalgic, touched and is left wondering.
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