Gregory Orekhov pinpoints the importance of us not forgetting about “our home” despite individual and corporate greeds furthering the destruction of our world
Throughout history humble materials have been transformed into stunning works of art.
Barrels and tin cans are a form that has appeared in contemporary art time and time again. Artists such as Piero Manzoni, Andy Warhol, Thomas Hirschhorn and Art collective Kyzyl Tractor found these objects on store shelves, in garbage cans or at warehouses for the production of barrels for storing petroleum products. As a result of marketing, we recognise these forms at once. Our eye quickly and accurately determines their functionality.
