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(3.98 - 124 votes)About “Deweaponizing the gun” (left):
The terms gun and weapon are practically interchangeable. From hunting to war, self defense to target practice, the gun has been a symbol of power and destruction. Art and entertainment have both taken the same approach to he gun. Traveling Wild West shows had gunslingers that shot crude silhouettes and names, but this was done to illustrate the shooters prowess. Some artists have used high speed film to capture a bullet slicing through its target, while other artists have melted guns into sculptures.
When I decided I wanted to make art using a gun, I was not sure what direction I would have to take. I knew I did not want to use it simply as an accent to work I was doing, but as the focus. My main goal was to take the destructive power away from the gun. To manipulate the gun into a tool of creation and use it in a way that removed it from its original purpose. To deweaponize it.
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Comment by Brad — September 9, 2009
Fantastic work. I was just looking at your stuff in New American Paintings last night, trying to figure out how you made these. Even with the above photo illustrating your process (ie: shoot gun into artwork), I still have no idea. Brilliant.
Comment by Scott Listfield — September 9, 2009
Real old news, there was a guy who did this in the mid-1970′s. Shot etching plates and printed the results.
To little art too much theory.
Comment by Höab — September 9, 2009
these is great… love it…
Comment by isidra — September 9, 2009
Awesome idea for a gun. Very Creative.
Comment by Mrs. Demko's 6th grade class — September 9, 2009
Awesome use of a gun. So creative!
Comment by Mrs. Demko's 6th grade class — September 9, 2009
wow, great idea, awesome job!! What a creative away to promote peace.
Comment by Aubz — September 9, 2009
Best use of a gun ever. I like the creativity involved and the positive irony of using guns to create beautiful images of the animals rather than destroy them. Nice work.
Comment by dmgo — September 9, 2009
I am both frightened and fascinated about this artwork. I don’t find it particularly pleasing from an esthetic point of view but it’s method of creation repulses and intrigues me at the same time.
Comment by Laksmi — September 9, 2009
Great stuff. Inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
Comment by Sometimes Jasmine — September 9, 2009