Title: Smoke Booth
Medium: Vinyl, Wood, PVC, Sketch Books, Vacuum, Rubber , Air Filter,
Silk Screen, Motion Detector, Cigarettes, Ashtray, Cigarette Smoke
Stained Paper.
In this piece the viewer is invited to sit at a restaurant booth and
smoke a cigarette. In front of them there is a sketch book. By sitting
down they activate a motion detector which turns on a vacuum under
there seat. The vacuum pulls the smoke through the sketch book, at
the same time staining the paper and creating an image. The images
are of classical sketches that Justin had done in the past. For Justin
this pieces is about his art education. One being very classically
trained; and the other going to a contemporary art school. In the
academy he learned how to paint and sculpt the figure. In the more
contemporary art school he learned how to work with many different
materials; one including smoke.It was in cafe's and bars were he often
thought, pondered and discussed the issues he was being taught in
both schools.