This essay will be analysing the techniques, materials and influences of Leo Sewell and Betsy Youngquist, and exploring the various messages they have behind each piece. …show more content…
Growing up near a Navy dump in Maryland, Annapolis, Sewell found an early inspiration for pieces of trash or unused items. “I seek out objects and inventory them, and then assemble them to make a sculpture. Mostly I make animals out of found things.” (Crafthaus, 2015). The type of junk Sewell used for his pieces are not garbage, but junk. Coloured objects of plastic, metal, wood and recognisable objects. Objects that have an ability to resist oxidation. (Leo Sewell, 2015). From this, his assembled artworks have been displayed in over 15 exhibitions worldwide, including the Salon Shows which is one of the most celebrated exhibitions in the industry. (Tony Folliard Gallery,