This Year's Model
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Corner of Jay and Plymouth St. 9/27 and 9/28 11am-7pm.
I have knitted a complete sky-blue covering for my 1999 hatchback. The knitting conceals all windows; door handles lights etc, so that the car appears as a solid 3 dimensional knitted form.
"This Year’s Model" is an everyday object transformed by the removal of its functionality. The knitted car is not for driving. Its physical self is altered therefore altering meaning. This year’s model has some problems! The moving vehicle becomes a stationary object, seen in an entirely different way.
Which has greater value, the car or the sculpture? Is the undrivable vehicle still actually a car? What is the resale value? The blue color refers both to the cliché of the car as a “new baby”, and to the idea of creating a blank space; some sky on the ground. This Year’s Model is my commentary on consumerism, art, and the high price of gasoline.
I have knitted a complete sky-blue covering for my 1999 hatchback. The knitting conceals all windows; door handles lights etc, so that the car appears as a solid 3 dimensional knitted form.
"This Year’s Model" is an everyday object transformed by the removal of its functionality. The knitted car is not for driving. Its physical self is altered therefore altering meaning. This year’s model has some problems! The moving vehicle becomes a stationary object, seen in an entirely different way.
Which has greater value, the car or the sculpture? Is the undrivable vehicle still actually a car? What is the resale value? The blue color refers both to the cliché of the car as a “new baby”, and to the idea of creating a blank space; some sky on the ground. This Year’s Model is my commentary on consumerism, art, and the high price of gasoline.
