SCULPTURE & Found Object work

Markus Thonett Art

FOUND OBJECTS

Working with FOUND OBJECTS is a very intuitive thing for me. On a practical level it is simply a way of playfully combining different things to create a 2D or 3D apparition.

The aim is to tickle the viewer's imagination in order to feel, see, or think something in response to such a constellation. The content of this work is very much the outcome of a conversation between me and the found objects, the story of the object mingling with mine...

Monkey's Typewriter

The Final Stroke

Monkey's Typewriter

This is a response to the 'infinite monkey theorem' which states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare. Variants of the theorem include multiple and even infinitely many typists, and the target text varies between an entire library and a single sentence.

Monkey's Typewriter - detail (photo Mark Brady)

The Nest

The Nest - close up

LITTLE QUEEN' - found object work

SCULPTURE

HEAD 1

The Shunting Station What you see is just a model for the intended public sculpture.

'A HARD RAIN' - Found object work

TWO BECOME ONE

The Shunting Station - close up

Wooden Table

Wooden Table

In the present world, many people insist that there is just a 'wooden table', only making reference to physical phenomena, without questioning from where we may have emerged or where we may be headed.

'Wooden Table' - detail (photo Mark Brady)

The Little Red Dwarf

The Book

The Word, often represented by a Book, is deeply meaningful to a huge proportion of people in this world. It has many different names, texts and languages but generally reflects, among other things, where we come from, the question of purpose, and who we are in relation to the original cause and to each other. You and I are contained or reflected within the word. The book has many names. If and how you want to relate to it is entirely your personal CHOICE.