Brian Jungen - Prototype for New Understanding:Of his work, the artist says: “I wanted to addres
Brian Jungen - Prototype for New Understanding:Of his work, the artist says: “I wanted to address commercialism and the fetishization of trainers and aboriginal art. I also wanted to address the division of labour, the production of goods and the relationship between the First and Third Worlds. There is a developing world within the First World on First Nations reserves.”Jungen’s “Prototypes” series transforms Nike Air Jordan sneakers into masks using the colours and styles of the Aboriginal Northwest Coast and three large-scale totem sculptures made from golf bags. His other works include , a life-sized igloo made with trash bins, three full-size whale skeletons made from pieces of white plastic lawn furniture, and an aboriginal-style blanket stitched out of professional sports jerseys. qtd from DailyArtFix -- source link