TYLER BURTON

Satsuma, Meyer and Haas, c. 2020

FREE STANDING SCULPTURE mixed media  
83 x 12 x 12 in
211 x 30 x 30 cm

The Archeology of Everyday is part of the series Fossils of the Future. This totem is built with repurposed plastic, concrete and mixed media and references the clay of the soil and the blue of the sky. "I am an environmentalist at heart and passionate about the ocean, beachcombing, scuba diving, camping and hiking", says Burton. "Seeing plastic everywhere I went led me to create a series called Fossils of the Future. I have explored plastic debris as a viable art material in itself by incorporating the actual plastic into my art. Imagine a core sample of the earth in 500 years. What do you think that might look like? ...Plastics that we use every day, and see as disposable are not disposable at all.
By creating these monoliths and mini-liths my intent is to ask the questions, to raise awareness, as well as to transform problematic landfill into a thing of beauty." This sculpture was included in a temporary show in Newport Beach, CA and will become available in June 2024.

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