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Small Thicket
Small Thicket
Small Thicket

Small Thicket

Artist (American, born 1950)
Date2007/2011
MediumAluminum wire, steel wire, nickel wire, copper wire, brass wire
Dimensions96 x 9 x 9 in. (243.8 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of John Garrett, 2012
Object number2012.10.7
Description41 strands of twisted and bent metal wire (steel, nickel, copper, or brass) hang from the ceiling in a grid formation
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John Garrett is a leading artist working with “textile technologies” such as basketry, quilting, and crochet but with unconventional materials, including recycled consumer products and metals. Garrett is one of many contemporary artists who repurposes materials to his own ends. He has done this since his art school days at Claremont McKenna College (B.A.) and UCLA (M.A.), where he first studied weaving before turning to experimental techniques and materials with off-the-loom textiles then basketry and eventually to more installation-based work. In Small Thicket, Garrett makes a departure from sculptural works and moves toward installation. This work nonetheless references textiles in that each of the 41 strands reads as a thread as well as a three-dimensional drawing in space.
Configuration can be variable, for example 5 rows of 5 strands interspersed with 4 rows of 4 strands will form a cube with overall dimensions of 45 inches each direction, if hooks in ceiling are 9 inches apart. For a looser hang, no more than 12 inches apart. Overlapping of strands is a good alternative to alternating strands. Or hang fewer rows, but minimum density of rows is 2.
See artist questionnaire paperwork in the accession file for detailed installation instructions.
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