Fever Dreams Really Do Come True
Erik Jon Olson (Plymouth, MN)
Quilted Plastic Waste, 42” H x 42” W
Artwork:
Fever Dreams represents the chaos, fear and anger that the first —and now the second—Trump administrations have unleashed on the United States. One can anagram the letters into the words OWN, WON and NOW.
Artist Statement:
Using quilted plastic waste as my medium, I create works that deal with the effects of consumerism, mass consumption and unfettered capitalism. By layering environmental issues with social justice messaging, my art emphasizes our alienation from the environment and each other, our willingness to waste, and our subsequent need for healing.
By minimizing my carbon footprint in the creation of pieces and transcending the medium without denying what it is, I create art that embodies Marshall McLuhan’s concept that “the medium is the message.”