New Teeth For The Old Cog
Extracts from the project research book
New Teeth explores the past machinery of our Industrial Heritage, repurposing it as sculpture. These machines, once in everyday use and familiar to our working class ancestors, cause us to stop and think "What is it for?", "How does it work?", "If only I look at it a bit longer I may be able to fathom it out". Taking this idea a bit further the sculpture moves a step or two away from the original purpose of the machines they are based upon, provoking even further thoughts within the viewer - remember as children our first visit to a museum in the days before everything was clearly explained and cleverly curated, we wandered about in awe and wonder, indeed the museum was in effect a sort of Wonderkammer - will a modern viewer of my sculpture wander and wonder?
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Mick Smith
Mick is an artist based in the N.E. of England with an interest in exploring our Industrial Heritage through painting and sculpture. Mick delivers art classes at all levels and is often involved in Community Projects.
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