Dystopian landscape constructed of trash-made paper clay surrounding styrofoam packaging and bits and pieces of unrecyclable plastic from everyday life, as well as wire depicting a tree that once was.
“I am inspired by nature, psychology and repurposing. Nature’s fractally pattern recurrences within an astounding array of forms challenge the imagination to invent original shapes. One form suggests another: the leaf-like eye or the tree branch-like progression of veins and cracks. Incorporating repurposed and natural objects adds not just dimension, but also the psychic impact of modernity clashing with nature. My respect and concern for nature have led me to find ways to repurpose in my life and art. I change throwaway objects’ identities to extend their lives and create beauty.”
Sara Benowitz began exhibiting art with the Dumpster Divers of Philadelphia, an artist collective based in making art from what would otherwise become landfill. Her concern about the environment also aligns with her whimsical/creepy/humorous paintings and drawings that examine the ways humans are one with nature; and, as such herself, she enjoys exploring what emerges from her psyche and soul in the process of creating.
Dystopian landscape constructed of trash-made paper clay surrounding styrofoam packaging and bits and pieces of unrecyclable plastic from everyday life, as well as wire depicting a tree that once was.
“I am inspired by nature, psychology and repurposing. Nature’s fractally pattern recurrences within an astounding array of forms challenge the imagination to invent original shapes. One form suggests another: the leaf-like eye or the tree branch-like progression of veins and cracks. Incorporating repurposed and natural objects adds not just dimension, but also the psychic impact of modernity clashing with nature. My respect and concern for nature have led me to find ways to repurpose in my life and art. I change throwaway objects’ identities to extend their lives and create beauty.”
Sara Benowitz began exhibiting art with the Dumpster Divers of Philadelphia, an artist collective based in making art from what would otherwise become landfill. Her concern about the environment also aligns with her whimsical/creepy/humorous paintings and drawings that examine the ways humans are one with nature; and, as such herself, she enjoys exploring what emerges from her psyche and soul in the process of creating.
