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Altered Thrift Store Art
A Shipwreck Remix was out of left field a bit. Altered thrift store art was something I felt I needed to try. Once again, being inspired by things that are old or possibly even dead, I attempted to bring new life to a work of art that was 150 years old. A work of art that would be boring or ancient history to your average person here in the 21st century. Something ordinary and very basic was the point, though. My goal was to breathe new life to something mundane. A background image brought to the forefront. This work of art spoke to me in it’s very ordinary generalness.
Repurposed Goodwill Art & Décor
Art is a silly thing. Really gives me a chuckle. Boundaries get pushed & rules never really matter. Styles & things evolve whether you want them to or not. The only constant is change. Who could have guessed that repurposed & altered thrift store art would giving rise to a whole new genre and a whole new way of looking at things? Painting over a Goodwill painting that nobody really cares about is all the sudden pretty neato.
The only real concern is hopefully the new DIY upcycled thrift store art ‘thing’ doesn’t get too played out. When something is cool enough it has that potential. The masses flock to it and it loses its cool factor. We’ve seen it before. We are confident this art genre or style or whatever, will hopefully continue to evolve and not get too stale. Recycling old stuff will probably never stop, that’s for sure. Maybe one day in the 23rd century someone will think that my repurposing needs repurposing.
Edward Moran ‘A Shipwreck’
Edward Moran was an American Artist in the 18th century who was all about the ocean & ships. He was perhaps even more obsessed with this stuff then we are. The antique painting of his we decided to remix was titled ‘A Shipwreck’. It was originally an oil on canvas painting from all the way back in the day to 1860. Looking at his work this particular piece is like paint by numbers for the guy. He was cranking these things out like nothing back then. Much like us he found a style and stuck with it during his career.
You’ve probably seen this guy’s work at an old restaurant in Wisconsin or perhaps your Great-Grandmother’s shanty. Dude is kind of known for cranking out countless paintings about ships and the high seas. ‘A Shipwreck’ was the piece that was literally the most ordinary one I could find. Thanks Edward. Big respect to the guy for dialing in a super easy to spot style. He owned it and crushed it for decades. Way to go Edward may your art live forever and continue to inspire.
