On Display: A Twenty-First Century Salon des Refusés

Router Plane

I kept it as a reminder of the learning experience and my efforts.

Object contributed by Maxx Sizeler

Originally created by Maxx Sizeler

Assistance collecting this object by On Display at Tulane

About the Work

I made this Paul Sellers design router plane from all recycled materials. I was determined to make my own blade. It resulted in the blade not being the proper dimensions and the plane not working properly. It was rejected by me as not being a properly working tool. I kept it as a reminder of the learning experience and my efforts.

About the Artist

Maxx Sizeler (he/him), visual artist of many media and fine woodworker, received a MFA from The University of New Orleans 2001, a BFA from Parsons School of Design New York 1988, and attended Parsons at the American College in Paris 1986. Maxx’s work reflects his interest in a wide variety of subjects including an on going exploration of subject matters close to his heart: being gender variant/trans, living between the gender binaries, and social justice issues. Present works include installations: Head Start (1949-2018 Mass-Shooting Project) and an illuvial clay/coastal erosion project.

Router Plane

More about this item

Dublin Core

Categories
Wood, Self-rejected
Title
Router Plane
Artist
Maxx Sizeler
Artist
Maxx Sizeler
Date
2024
Medium
Oak, metal parts, and shellac
Short Description
I kept it as a reminder of the learning experience and my efforts.
Tags
On Display Curatorial Team
On Display at Tulane
On Display: A Twenty-First Century Salon des Refusés

On Display: A 21st-Century Salon des Refusés

On Display: A 21st-Century Salon des Refusés revisits the concept of rejection and expands upon it, challenging what art “deserves” to be exhibited.

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