Friday, August 31, 2012, 6-8PM
Eco-artist Anne Cummings creates with her convictions to reduce, reuse and recycle. Anne’s show includes a comprehensive collection of works from her most recent series using exclusively post-consumer waste as her artistic medium. Her intent is to raise awareness about the volume of human waste we create, and its toll on places of natural beauty, even in a state considered as “green” as Vermont. All the materials used to create Anne’s wastescapes were collected on the backroads, snowplow turnarounds, and roadside picnic areas from each of the fourteen counties of Vermont.
In the “Local Food” series, the images are meant to represent vivid and colorful depictions of the food items originally contained in this roadside waste, such as the chickens used to create the chicken nuggets and sandwiches produced by a well-known fast food brand.
The “Climate Change” pieces are more spontaneous and somewhat abstract images of Vermont landscapes, many with organic rather than traditional geometric shaped “canvases.” At first glance, they are pleasing natural compositions, which is belied by the manmade discarded waste from which they are constructed, as well as the underlying theme of ecological change in the landscapes they depict.
“ReWreath” is a series of works which gives a contemporary twist to the traditional wreath form, using collections of recycled materials and other repurposed “post-consumer waste” to create unexpected decorative statements.
Anne’s involvement in the arts has been a lifelong pursuit. Anne holds degrees in studio art and art history from Ohio University and a Master’s degree from Saint Michael’s College in Creative Arts in Education. Her current goal is to use her eco-art to support environmental causes.
Anne has worked professionally in the arts in many capacities. She has been a business owner, exhibition coordinator and designer, museum store manager, artists’ representative, graphic artist, grants writer, member of a fiber artists’ cooperative, and art consultant. She is currently an art educator at Colchester High School and a working studio artist.
To purchase or commission work, contact Anne at:
www.annecummingsart.com
anne_cummings@hotmail.com
(802) 238-9750