Assemblage

"Assemblage" is the 3-D version of "collage”. "Found object fragments," "discards," or "throwaways" (artist's work to look at: Schwitters, Cornell, Rauschenberg, Bearden, etc.).


These things are organized by their specific elements. The resulting groups are then arranged into compositions of art.


Extending to many cultures of people living in family, religious, work, and various other groups; We could be viewed as a complex living version of "assemblage”(Webster 1. a group of persons or things gathered or collected).


We have “found” each other by chance; either by blood, common goals, or a certain chemistry. These connections help to formulate new ideas, innovations, and even new generations. John Anderson

Chronology for John Anderson


I am a retired high school Visual arts teacher. My main goal for my students was and still is to create a safe haven for creativity and personal growth. The making of art images and objects is conceptual and technical based. Personal choices, experience and discovery, is a journey toward independence and maturity. 
John Anderson b.1947

Teaching:
High School Art, Barrington, Illinois. 1978 to 2009
College "Jewelry and Metalsmithing" at The University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wisconsin. 1977 and 1978
High School Art, Racine, Wisconsin.1976 and 1977

Education:
MA and MFA degrees from Northern Illinois University. 1983 and 1997
Graduate Studies in Art Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1975 and 1976
K-12 Certification for the states of Wisconsin and Illinois. 1976 and 1978
 BFA degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. 1974

Exhibitions and Awards:
Barrington Area Arts Council (BAAC), Two Person Show. 1998
Artist's In Metal (AIM) Group Show at the Van Straaten Gallery, Chicago.1996
First Place in the Barrington Art Fair. 1978
Group Show at the Wustum Museum in Racine, Wisconsin. 1977
The "Northwest Regional Metals Traveling Exhibition" sponsored by the American Crafts Council in Washington, DC. 1972-1974
"The Goldsmith's 74 Show" held in the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. 1974
"The Sterling Silversmith's Guild of America Show", Honorable Mention Award, Lever Brother's Company Gallery, New York City. 1974
"Annual Northwest Craftsman Scholarship Award". 1974
First Place in Sculpture at the "27th Annual Pacific Northwest Art's & Crafts Festival, Bumpershoot", Bellevue, Washington.1972

Personal Comment:
..."a life-long commitment to, and a passion for the study of Art and Art History has given me the ability to share with Students, Teachers, and Bloggers a creative problem solving approach to aesthetics and technical challenges pertaining to political and environmental issues applicable to other areas of concern and study." John Anderson b.1947
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