The art piece I decided to turn into a utilitarian is a small, wire self-portrait sculpture I did last year in 7C. It is made of two pieces of wire - one the length of my height, the other the length of my arm span. It is an abstract representation of myself with my crazy, sporadic, constant thoughts swirling about my head and present all around me. Turning this into a utilitarian device was actually not difficult at all because I did so a long time ago. I use this wire sculpture to burn incense sometimes (I have other incense-burning devices). There are so many small gaps and crevices and places to put incense sticks, coils, ropes, etc. It sits on a plate on my dresser and is very useful. Sometimes I do regret transforming it into this useful device simply because it has made the sculpture kind of gross...there's this black gooey stuff in some places where it'll burn to as well as ashes under, around,and on it. I figure some day I can clean it if I really feel compelled to do so. Here are some pics!
The utilitarian object I turned into art is a very small taxing flashlight. I stood it upright, turned the light on so that there is a glow underneath it on the table, and signed it with a sharpie. I like how it turned out because by setting up and by photographing it, I allowed it to be recognized it as a beautiful piece of art, glorifying what otherwise people would think is a mere tool. Having the light on underneath it intensifies the illumination of the flashlight, bringing its beauty to light. (just dropped 2 puns there, get'em?). Later on when my roommates are home I'm going to set it up again in the middle of the table and see if they recognize it or react to it or inquire about it, etc. Here are some pics!
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