Joseph Fucigna - Plastic

P l a s t i c S c u l p t u r e s | Narratives | | Rubber Sculptures |

Plastics such as fencing or colored cable ties are bunched, folded and layered together to create forms that blur the boundaries between sculpture and painting. They are deceptively simple pieces that can be enjoyed for their straight forward construction techniques, vibrant colors or unique transformation of materials.

What Lies Beneath - room size installation - plastic fencing - 2005

| Home |

| Portfolio |

| Resume |

| Exhibitions |

| Links |

| Contact |

What Lies Beneath close-up detail - plastic fencing - 2005	What Lies Beneath left detail - plastic fencing - 2005	What Lies Beneath right detail - plastic fencing - 2005
	Currently I am creating installations that suggest something ominous or unpleasant is lurking behind the walls. It could be an infestation of bugs, or an outbreak of mold, mildew or fungus. What may be going on appears through cracks in the walls, electrical outlet plugs or vents in the ceiling. The installations can also be enjoyed for their formal qualities and transformation of industrial materials. Joseph Fucigna

F r e e S t a n d i n g S c u l p t u r e s

Giddee Up (front) -78" x 48" x 48"
plastic, metal fencing, cable ties - 2004

Giddee Up (right) -78" x 48" x 48"
plastic, metal fencing, cable ties - 2004

Giddee Up (left) -78" x 48" x 48"
plastic, metal fencing, cable ties - 2004

“Double Jack” was a commissioned three dimensional interpretation of the Cingular Wireless logo. The sculpture was built on site at the Cingular Wireless promotional space in Rockefeller Center , NYC.
Big Head #1 (right) 27" x 18" x 16" plastic fencing, cable ties 2005	Big Head #1 (back) 27" x 18" x 16" plastic fencing, cable ties 2005	Big Head #1 (left) 27" x 18" x 16" plastic fencing, cable ties 2005

Double Jack
96" x 96" x 96"
plastic fencing, cable ties,
aluminum - 2002

High Five (front) - 58" x 44" x 44"
plastic, metal fencing, cable ties - 2004

High Five (side) - 58" x 44" x 44"
plastic, metal fencing, cable ties - 2004

High Five (back) - 58" x 44" x 44"
plastic, metal fencing, cable ties - 2004

W a l l S c u l p t u r e s

"Burning Bush" 68” X 58” X 63” plastic fencing, cable ties - 2003	“Mr. Fucigna’s wall sculpture is a gnarl of various industrial plastics, including orange netting. The material is shaped with a discernible bulge and marked over with forbidding blue spike-like sticks. “Get in my Belly” may be the oddest work in the show”. William Zimmer, New York Times, 1/12/02
	Blue Pitchers - 80” X 36” X 10" plastic fencing, cable ties, pitchers - 2002	Foot in the Mouth - 49” X 32” X 29” plastic fencing, cable ties - 2003

Busting Out
99" x 56" x 24"
plastic fencing, cable ties, steel - 2003

Bruised
46” X 46” X 11”
plastic fencing, cable ties - 2002

"Get in my Belly #4"
50” X 33” X 12”
plastic fencing, cable ties - 2003

“It is a real accumulation of stuff with a real painterly sense to it. These are all lessons we have learned…
to look at found materials and see formal qualities”.

Bill Arning, The Advocate, 5/13/01

“Orange/Green/Orange”
72” X 48” X 18”
plastic fencing,
cable ties, steel
2001

"Just Orange" - 72" x 48" x 18"
plastic fencing, steel - 2001 S

“Orange/Green Cross” - 72” X 72” X 18”
plastic fencing, cable ties, steel - 2001

"The unusual materials and their intense colors combine to make Untitled Orange and Green reminiscent of large abstract paintings in the 1960’s and 70’s heyday, but the colors also work to defeat nostalgia”.

William Zimmer, New York Times, 5/27/01

“Get in my Belly #1”
52” X 42” X 13”
plastic fencing,
cable ties, steel – 2002 S

“Get in my Belly #2”
50” X 48” X 13”
plastic and metal fencing,
cable ties – 2002 S

"Get in my Belly #3"
50” X 33” X 12”
plastic fencing, cable ties
2003