Saturday, 28 November 2009

Joe Mangrum

While in central park in New York, it's hard to not notice or constantly stop in the masses of crowds around the performers in all the beautiful spots. However, instead of the usual dancers or musicians that are usually found around the tourist destinations around the world, i spotted one artist attracting a small gathering of people and once i went over i discovered a really interesting form of art and mixed media from this artist. His name is Joe Mangrum and he travels around america making small art installations and living off the money he earns from donations. On days he will just choose a nice place to go and make art that will be destroyed at the end of the day, just to get attention form the public and hopefully some money.
These are a few of the photos i took of him when we has working...




I love how into his work he gets, he is obviously really passionate about his art and welcomes anybody to come watch and will talk to anybody who wants to ask, from foreign people to children and adults. During this piece he was using different coloured sand to create a pattern working outwards. He usually uses lots of natural materials to create his art, his website describes him as 'Joe's recurring themes explore our relationship to modern life juxtaposed with our organic natures and desires for freedom'. What i love about his work is that he lets his imagination go and creates really inspiring pieces that have a truly unique style.
Here are some more examples of his work, i hope you enjoy them as much as i did...
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  1. Dribbles1 December 2009 at 01:06

    Here's how you can contact Joe if you want:
    315 Bleecker St #170
    New York, NY 10014
    917-348-4474
    joemangrum@joemangrum.com

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  2. Dribbles2 December 2009 at 15:30

    Joe Mangrum (Born February 10, 1969) is an installation and multiple-medium artist. He currently resides in New York City. Born and raised in Florissant, Missouri, he later attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1991. His focus of study was on painting and photography, though after art school he began to expand his work into site-specific, environmental and often ephemeral installations. Using a wide spectrum of components, his work often includes organic materials, such as flowers, food and sand, in addition to deconstructed computer parts, auto-parts and a multitude of found and collected objects. His installations often include mandala forms, pyramids, maps, grids and mushroom clouds. (biography notes from wikipedia).
    For more information on Joe Mangrum and his unique art, please visit his website at: http://www.joemangrum.com/

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