Chris tymoshuk
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Chris Tymoshuk
Upcycled Art
Artist statement
January 21, 2015
Chris Tymoshuk
I've been a full time artist for the last 10+ years. For the majority of that time I have been a recycling/upcycling artist. It gives me a thrill to reuse something, and it's a challenge to make it a new beautiful item. It really fits in well with who I am.
I have challenged myself to recycle whatever I can in my path. A fool proof way to fill your house, shed, barn, and yard with junk. So for practical reasons I've had to narrow down what I can do and what I can do well.
A desire to make metal sculpture, lead me to cutting metal. A mentor taught me the basics skills and I used a lot of gas torching things. Eventually I had my own art, something bright, unique, light weight, and more practical to haul around to art shows. I have also been making mixed media art pieces along the way, they have proven to be the most challenging because they require a variety of both skill and perseverance.
Like life, art goes in cycles, and I feel like I'm headed in a new direction with my art. I feel I am getting wiser about what I can and cannot do. What I want to do, and what I'm no longer willing to do. I'm getting back to the joy of playing and who knows what that will bring forth.
Artist statement
January 21, 2015
Chris Tymoshuk
I've been a full time artist for the last 10+ years. For the majority of that time I have been a recycling/upcycling artist. It gives me a thrill to reuse something, and it's a challenge to make it a new beautiful item. It really fits in well with who I am.
I have challenged myself to recycle whatever I can in my path. A fool proof way to fill your house, shed, barn, and yard with junk. So for practical reasons I've had to narrow down what I can do and what I can do well.
A desire to make metal sculpture, lead me to cutting metal. A mentor taught me the basics skills and I used a lot of gas torching things. Eventually I had my own art, something bright, unique, light weight, and more practical to haul around to art shows. I have also been making mixed media art pieces along the way, they have proven to be the most challenging because they require a variety of both skill and perseverance.
Like life, art goes in cycles, and I feel like I'm headed in a new direction with my art. I feel I am getting wiser about what I can and cannot do. What I want to do, and what I'm no longer willing to do. I'm getting back to the joy of playing and who knows what that will bring forth.
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