Art 21 portrays a feeling and creativity of the contemporary artists. For instance, one could think of plastic as simple and cheap, settled inside freezers and refrigerators trying to keep our foods fresh while saving space. However, in the eyes of artist Jessica Stockholder, this object is the most valuable material that helps her develop her sculptures.
Jessica Stockholder appreciates the most simple materials and has a deep sensitivity in creating her art. She loves the easy access to plastic, like finding it in Walmart. She likes the vibrant colors which she relates to culture. This extraordinary artist breaks barriers by easily incorporating new materials, like paper, and giving her imagination form.
When Stockholder talks about the attraction of freezers and refrigerators, this gives us two view points. She loves them because they hold food, which to her forms a sense of love and family. The other explanation is that she thinks freezer and refrigerators have the negative reflection of absence of love. Thus, she appreciates the beauty offered by nature and throughout a thinking process mixed with colors of plastic she gives life to awesome sculptures which make unpredictable results.
In 2009, the New York Times cited "for more than 25 years Ms.Stockholder has been celebrated for site-specific sculptures and installations that challenge boundaries, blurring the distinctions among painting. Sculptures and environment, and even breaching gallery walls by extending beyond windows and doors."
One of her famous sculptures, Father Backyard sculpture, is an art work that shows how she used nature, architecture, and a mattress with bright colors. This sculpture is located in her father's backyard.
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