Junk Art: Zac Freeman

Artist Zac Freeman collects thrown-away odds and ends to make a series of junk art that ends up looking so amazing, it boggles the mind. The smallest details, all the way down to button mouths and eyes, make his work stunning and original.

The intricate use of these buttons and random kitchen objects will definitely make his artistic expression so unique. In a way, it borders the line of industrialism with modern expressionism to give awesome junk art a more contemporary feel.

 Beginning in 1999, Zac began collecting junk, found objects, and general trash which he then glued to wooden substrate to form an image - in these cases, faces of men and women. His assemblage artworks are made on a large scale (the pieces average about 28" by 35") and when viewed close up look like crap cobbled together with a hot glue gun, but when viewed from afar are impressive, compelling and simply beautiful portraits.

 In the artist's own words:


"I was interested in communicating through visual representation in apparent 2-dimensional space and through the actual objects used for the medium in 3-dimensional space. It is very important to me that I incorporate the actual objects into the art as opposed to a picture or rendition of it because it better expresses the intention of the artwork. I feel the junk is more powerful being present. It is an actual thing to be reckoned with that existed in this time and place and carries energy in and of itself."

 official website: http://www.zacfreemanart.com/