Joseph Cornell

I get much inspiration from works of American artist and sculptor Joseph Cornell. I really like the idea how he uses the boxes. In this society we always have a phobia about boxes, we don`t want to be in a box, we don`t want someone to put us in a box, telling who we are and how closed is that box which keeps you inside. But Joseph Cornell doesn`t know this phobia. He feels comfortable, free in his boxes because he knows that this boxes are full with invisible openable doors to the infinity. He creates different, well separated, wonderful worlds in some of the boxes.

              picture available at: http://www.hedonia.net/art/cornell.htm accessed 26 April 2012

              picture available at: http://www.hedonia.net/art/cornell.htm accessed 26 April 2012

One of his famous box is "grid" with rectangular shapes, forming an organized structure which is even more emphasized by letters, text and mathematical elements of a newspaper. Is inspiring to think about how a good artist can create great artwork from the most inexpensive materials. However the puritan presentation of this well organized box can have a message for us. If we look at our present world where we are facing with a net of straight rules, boxes, quantities, structures, regules and standards we are supposed to follow.

picrure available at: http://www.josephcornellbox.com/menu.htm accessed 26 April 2012