Atsuko Shimizu
From a daily perspective glass containers appear to be mundane objects with very little significance. Through my art I take this everyday, overlooked object and make people see it from a different perspective. I shrink characters to a smaller size in order for them relate to the object in a new way. At first, this might seem like a restriction, but instead the characters take their size into account and utilize the object in a manner that fulfills their necessities. Through each usage of the object, I express how creativity can also aid in the adaptability to different environments. To me, it is important that I keep a flexible mind when creating artwork. Anything could be art, and everything has the potential to be interesting and visually appealing. Something as plain as a glass jar can be fun and creatively utilized. Creativity is an inborn quality in everyone, yet sometimes we lose our grasp of it. My pieces act as a reminder to me that an artist has the ability to make any circumstance a piece of artwork, but it is up to the artist to dig past the seemingly meaningless and unappealing aspect of a subject. The artist must look beyond what appears to be limitations in order to create something new and interesting.