Saturday, September 25, 2010

Objectified

Domestic Elephantidae:
1 teapot, 2 jewel box, 3 cookie jar, 4 keychain, 5 creamer, 6 waterning can, 7 vase, 8 piggy bank, 9 children stool

Many thanks to Carlo Porrini for linking me to Taxonomy of domestic fauna, 
a charming series of etchings by Colombian artist Marcela Cardenas.
Besides loving animals, I also own a small collection of animal-shaped objects
and, as you may have noticed, have a natural tendency to create arbitrary
classifications, so Marcela's work is right up my alley.

 Domestic Ictiology

1 doorknocker, 2 bottle opener, 3 ashtray, 4 plate, 5bottle, 6 baking mold, 7 bottle, 8, pitcher, 9 vase, 10 teapot 


 Domestic Ursidae

1 and 2 piggybank, 3 clutch, 4 keychain, 5 clock, 6 pot, 7 jar, 8 honey bottle, 9 usb

 Ornithology

1 teapot, 2 bottle opener, 3 scissors, 4 lemon press5 vase, 6 chili box, 7candy box, 8 cocktail shaker

Domestic Lagomorphs
1 teapot, 2 pincushion, 3 stick, 4 creamer, 5 piggybank, 6 cookie jar, 7 vase, 8 ring, 9 toy, 10 candy box, 11 planter

 Cardenas often works with acrylics, as in this picture from her recent project Domestic landscapes
You can also find her works on the Behance Network and on flickr.

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