Art and Manufacturing
Posted by BViews on February 18, 2009
Used forklift for sale was what the sign said. It was an artistic display of old abandoned manufacturing tools and machines. The California forklift art show was held at the California fairgrounds in Sacramento. This particular show was to showcase how much things have changed in manufacturing over the years. I was really impressed by the differences in the machines and tools and what an impact they have made in our growth as a country in the last 100 years or so. Being presented with these different machines and tools and seeing their modifications as the years went by were amazing to see.
I would have never thought to have done an art show where the main subject was manufacturing tools and machines. It does not sound as though that would be an art show that people are interested in. But the amount of people that were there to see the presentation surprised me. People, I think have a natural affinity for seeing where we came from in regards to the tools and machines that shaped our nation. Having that available in front of you, keeps you thinking about how much further we will even be going in the future.
Marcia Zost said,
My sister is an artist, and one of her favorite pieces of furniture to paint on is a used tv. She has many old tv’s stacked up in her studio, they are to her a bare canvas, waiting for a story. She often takes odd tools, plastic toys, and various other objects and glues them to her pieces. My husband found a small set of garden clippers at a garage sale, we think the clippers are quite old, but they work great. So he uses them to produce an artfully beautiful garden. Tools and art really do work well hand in hand.
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