{"id":5725,"date":"2022-05-14T09:38:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T07:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/14\/hes-only-12-inches-tall-i-found-him-at-a-car-boot-sale-john-adamss-best-phone-picture\/"},"modified":"2022-05-14T09:38:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T07:38:59","slug":"hes-only-12-inches-tall-i-found-him-at-a-car-boot-sale-john-adamss-best-phone-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/14\/hes-only-12-inches-tall-i-found-him-at-a-car-boot-sale-john-adamss-best-phone-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He\u2019s only 12 inches tall. I found him at a car boot sale\u2019: John Adams\u2019s best phone picture"},"content":{"rendered":"

The artist on creating a tableau with a toy and some cheap plastic plants<\/p>\n

Artist John Adams worked with assemblage boxes for years \u2013 eccentric cabinets of curios in the tradition of Joseph Cornell<\/a> \u2013 before moving on to larger dioramas. An ex-teacher, Adams wanted to think bigger. In his studio, he sets up a group of objects on a table, like a still life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a board at the back, which I can paint or drape material over,\u201d he says. \u201cFor this piece, I added a box with a hole punched through, and put this doll in. He\u2019s only 12 inches tall. I think I found him at a car boot sale, or a toy shop. After that, I decided to make a garden: they\u2019re mostly cheap plastic plants from Aldi.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nThe artist on creating a tableau with a toy and some cheap plastic plants
\nArtist John Adams worked with assemblage boxes for years \u2013 eccentric cabinets of curios in the tradition of Joseph Cornell \u2013 before moving on to larger dioramas. An ex-teacher, Adams wanted to think bigger. In his studio, he sets up a group of objects on a table, like a still life.
\n\u201cI have a board at the back, which I can paint or drape material over,\u201d he says. \u201cFor this piece, I added a box with a hole punched through, and put this doll in. He\u2019s only 12 inches tall. I think I found him at a car boot sale, or a toy shop. After that, I decided to make a garden: they\u2019re mostly cheap plastic plants from Aldi.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The artist on creating a tableau with a toy and some cheap plastic plants Artist John Adams worked with assemblage boxes for years \u2013 eccentric cabinets of curios in the tradition of Joseph Cornell \u2013 before moving on to larger dioramas. An ex-teacher, Adams wanted to think bigger. In his studio, he sets up a …<\/p>\n

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