Tang Museum: Johnny Swing on Repurposing Solutions

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Channels: American ArtContemporary ArtDecorative ArtsDesignFurnitureSculpture
Artists: Johnny Swing
Themes: Becoming / Being an ArtistMaterials and Process

In this video, Johnny Swing discusses how he was destined to be a sculptor; making things, for him, has always been an enjoyable means of figuring out solutions to problems.

Swing repurposes everyday materials, from U. S. coins and baby-food jars to wheelbarrows and satellite dishes, to create furniture, lighting, and other functional sculptures. Deftly merging the often-divided worlds of art and design, Swing meticulously creates eclectic sculptures. His Quarter Lounge uses over 5,000 quarters welded together to create a gracefully curvilinear yet functional lounge chair. The piece was among several works by Swing featured in the Tang Museum Alumni Invitational 3 (2011).

CREDITS| Producer/Camera/Editor: Vickie Riley. Interview: Ian Berry.

©The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, 2011

Johnny Swing uses simple things to decorate different furniture and it looks amazing! it would be really cool if he could help me to decorate my flat)))
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Submitted by anna lunina on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 08:17.
It is amazing in what way Johny Swing uses such things as baby-food jars, coins to make his artworks. He creates unusual shapes to furniture and lamps which cannot but astonish the viewers!
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Submitted by Nelly Shnaryova on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 08:07.

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