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Artist's Statement

When people see my art for the first time they ask, "How did you come up with this idea?" Actually, my "torched plastic" has been in development since July 4, 1987, when I was living in Atlanta. Some friends and I went to Lake Lanier for a picnic. Since my brain already had art on it, I took my lighter and began burning and shaping the plastic picnic utensils. I was fascinated by this medium, and experimented with it for about four years until my needs grew and I graducted to the plastic bucket.

Shortly after my "Graduation," I moved home to Tennessee where I began to experiment with faces on plastic buckets. This work required a stretching process, which was slow, and I did it to the point of boredom. I then found the meltdown process; using a larger torch enabled me to continue my research on five gallon plastic buckets. The larger torch opened the door to endless opportunities, and continues to this day.

I am challenged to create as I watch these "opportunities" come to life. When I am working, I like to think that I am teaching the plastic to be art and the plastic is teaching me to be an artist.

Danny Hoskinson
The Bucket Man

Shows / Collections / Writeups

who fest 07-
Chattanooga,tenn.
in 07 the who fest is being held at the new Renaissance park,next to Coolidge park.On may 19th and 20th

Collumbes ga. folk fest
collumbes GA.
did that show for 8-9 years.

who fest 05
atlanta
who ha da da started its own art show,To take the place of the finster fest.

Lake Eden Arts Festival,once
Black Mountain, NC
Guest Artist

Kentuck Festival, 10 times
Northport, AL
Guest artist for 10 years

Cleveland State Community College, 4 times
Cleveland, TN
One-man show

Kentucky Art Car Weekend,4 times
Louisville, KY
Guest artist

Athens Fest, best of show 3 times
Athens, TN
Exhibitor (Won Best of Show in 3 consecutive years)

Orange Show Center for Visionary Artcar, once
Houston, TX
Artcar

Atlanta Folk Fest, 11 times
NorthAtlanta trade center, GA.
Art dellers across the states come together with the artist for one hell of a folk,outsider art show.

ArtsFest
Dallas, TX
Guest artist,Not worth it.A good piece of art got stolen from dallas tx.

Baltimore Visionary Arts Museum
Baltimore, MD
Guest artist for 3 years.A VERY GOOD ARTCAR EXZEBIT.

Atlanta Artscape
Atlanta, GA
Won Honorable Mention AND BEST OF SHOW AT THE BAZZARE BAZZEZO.

Finster Fest
Summerville, GA
Wiel finster was alive we had a good show.then we move on to the who,ha da da,who fest.