Rooster sculpture by artist Katherina Fritsch.
I recently came across an artist who creates sculptures of a creature dear to my heart. The chicken! Yes, I am the proud owner of chickens, and I have made some of my own chicken art, so whenever I see other artists create chicken artworks I get a little bit excited. German sculptor Katherina Fritsch creates over-sized chickens/roosters and paints them in solid, unexpected colors. The rooster pictured above is overlooking London's Trafalger Square, surveying the crowd in majestic manner. One of the secrets of art is to present something ordinary in an unexpected way, and Fritsch does just that!
As I looked at Fritsch's artwork, it made me reflect on how I too must be on the cutting edge of art... well, maybe? On my teachers desk at school I have a green concrete duck that sits next to my lotion dispenser. When students say their hands are dried out from working with clay I say, "Go get some lotion. It's next to the Green Duck on my desk!" So Fritsch isn't the only one painting fowl creatures in solid colors.
So am I on the cutting edge? I kind of doubt it. But there is something fun about transforming the ordinary by doing something simple like changing the color, size, or putting it in an unexpected location.
So am I on the cutting edge? I kind of doubt it. But there is something fun about transforming the ordinary by doing something simple like changing the color, size, or putting it in an unexpected location.
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