SAM GEER- Sculpture Artist

Shopping Cart, 2007

Sam Geer is an influential sculpture artist for me, because he takes everyday objects which have their own individual meanings and gives it a new meaning which is not always obvious or clear at first but can be open to interpretation. This makes me appreciate his work even more as I believe that art should be like this because people relate and interpret art differently depending on themselves, they way they approach things and depending of their situations, art should make room for more than one story, in my opinion. Another reason I like Geer's work is because his art shows flaws and problems within everyday life. For example, in this particular piece 'Shopping Cart, 2007', the shopping cart is presented a monster with huge teeth. I can infer from this that the monstrous shopping cart portrays the issues related to mass consumption of food and products and the greed created in society from the need of always wanting more. This creates a deep mood and expressionist composition towards the piece, relating to the audience and allowing room for debates and discussions related to the issues. The squashed metal also creates a contrast of vertical lines with curvilinear lines allowing the art to appear changing and interesting for the viewer. The use of the bold pink colour for the face and teeth of the monster draws the focus to the issue which is, the monster within the shopping cart. Futhermore, the art is abstract with an aggressive technique, whilst still leaving room for an appealing and fun aspect about it.