Tara Donovan uses everyday manufactured materials such as Styrofoam cups, drinking straws, and Scotch tape to create large scale sculptures that often have a biomorphic quality. I'm completely mesmerized by her work.
Untitled, Styrofoam Cups, Hot Glue
Haze, Stacked Clear Plastic Drinking Straws
Nebulous, Scotch Tape
Untitled, Paper Plates, GlueAren't these pieces amazing?! Everyday, simple even discarded items are re-used and transformed into beautiful art forms. This kind of work make me see materials in a whole new way. I fell in love with art all over again.
{images via Ace Gallery}
I find her work so inspiring ... I keep hoping to stumble across an exhibition in person one of these days.
ReplyDeletewow! this really is beautiful. when i was in school we had to create a light fixture using discarded/recycled items. i loved seeing the results.
ReplyDeleteI love these!! Thank you for posting this!
ReplyDeleteMy GOSH! These are all unbelievably gorgeous. And you're so right: Reminiscent of natural figures and forms.
ReplyDeletewow! I love it all, but the tape is awesome :)
ReplyDeleteOK, this work is amazing. Just so cool. Makes me want to see what I can fashion out of some paper cups! :)
ReplyDeleteyes i saw one of her plastic cup mountain ranges in chelsea, amazing what you can do with what you already have!
ReplyDeletetara's work is freakin' unbelievable! the top one with the styrofoam cups suspended from the ceiling - whoa!
ReplyDeleteThat's so weird...I made a couple of pieces just like these this morning. Y'know...I was bored. ;)
ReplyDeleteGood mornin', BREATHTAKING! LOOOOOOVE!
Transforming discards into beautiful objects is not only magic for art, but a great contribution for a go-green world. Tks for bringing this, Di. Becoming eco user is very important in today's world. You give a support on this way, great!
ReplyDeleteThis work is so amazing, I'm speechless.
ReplyDeleteWow, I must say that is very interesting and COOL!
ReplyDeleteSo stinken cool!
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ReplyDeleteBreathtaking! Really amazing pieces!
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Wow. Wow!! I am completely speechless. These are awesome!
ReplyDeleteOhhh! They're just so magical --- sooo beautiful.
ReplyDeletewow so pretty!
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ReplyDeleteso beautiful and ethereal! love!
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL!
ReplyDeleteMesmerizing, indeed! Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh - these are stunning! They remind me of this motorcycle sculpture made entirely out of safety pins!
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So pretty! I love her work with straws, who would have thought little tubes of plastic could be so darn pretty?!
ReplyDeleteYou know that you are getting to know someone's style when... I saw these the other day and almost emailed them to you. I knew Pleasie would like this.
ReplyDeleteFantastic work - such great images, xv.
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ReplyDeletewow.
that is ridiculously amazing.
I'm speechless... It doesn't get any better...
ReplyDeletewow, they're stunning!
ReplyDeleteWOW! i'm so impressed by her ability to transform something so utilitarian into such masterpieces!
ReplyDeleteHer work is out of this world! I am totally mesmerized.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Who would of thought? Great find! :)
ReplyDeleteOh yes! My professor showed me this and I love it! If one can make beauty out of tape and straws... they are beyond creative! Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteThose are such stunning sculptures; so ethereal. Thank you so much for posting such loveliness.
ReplyDeletethis is simply fantastic! thank you! and love yer blog!
ReplyDeleteWow! I absolutely love this! Would love to see some of these pieces in person... I bet they're even more amazing.
ReplyDeleteAdd my WOW to the pile. Gorgeous-looking stuff.
ReplyDeleteooooo...these are incredible works! so dream-like...
ReplyDeleteI am mesmerized too!! Thanks for sharing. Amazing stuff.
ReplyDeletethey're so dreamy looking!
ReplyDeleteWOW.... incredible! Talk about recycling into beautiful art! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThese are so beautiful, I love "paper plates", the layers and ripples. Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteWOW!
ReplyDeleteoh. my. god. i can't even believe that a person made all this stuff! incredible!
ReplyDeleteyou always find the coolies artists! This is super!
ReplyDeleteThose are out of control gorgeous! And I love that she's using styrofoam. It's nice that she found a good use for something that would otherwise clog up a landfill!
ReplyDeleteI love her work! I got to see one of her pieces at the MOMA a few years back. It was one of her scotch tape pieces and it was amazing!
ReplyDeletewow, biomorphic... you don't say! What an imagination it takes to look at a styrofoam cup or a paper plate and see the potential for things like that. Incredible!
ReplyDeleteamazing! i love all the whites but such rich texture.
ReplyDeletePure genius. These blow me away!
ReplyDeleteWow - this is inspirational! I'm going to have to remember to link to this for Earth Day.
ReplyDeleteWow---I absolutely can't believe these are made from such mundane materials. They look almost alive!
ReplyDeleteThose are truly AMAZING! If you didn't tell us what they were made of.. I would have no clue... thanks for sharing... FAB post!
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absolutely awesome!!
ReplyDeleteWow that is really beautiful. How inspirational. Amazing what one can do with really basic stuff!
ReplyDeleteI love the paper plates sculpture...
ReplyDeletethese are amazing...and very inspirational...like big billowy puffs of not what you expect them to be!
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ReplyDeleteAmazing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful art forms!
Wow! The way this person thinks is beyond imaginative and the patience they must have!
ReplyDeleteI'm catching up, finally!
ReplyDeleteThese works of art are truly amazing, completely gorgeous. Thank you for sharing them!
this is AMAZING! Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteWOW - so glad you enjoyed her work - it is quite amazing!
ReplyDeleteTruly remarkable! Stunning in its complexity and yet it appears simple in some way.
ReplyDeleteWow! I had forgotten about this artist who I'd seen some time ago. Thanks for rekindling my amazement!
ReplyDeletejaw droppingly amazing! i would love to study her process.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, made all the more so for the artist's use of materials.
ReplyDeleteThese pieces are absolutely incredible! The texture alone captivates me, then add in the color and the materials... wow. Beautiful.
ReplyDeletethese are wonderful. i saw a similar straw installation at anthropologie, hmmm. wonder where they got the idea.
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