Trash Fish
Fishermen call fish without market value "trash fish." It's an apt name for these wall pieces, made from discarded metal. Until a few years ago roads were littered with muffler heat shields that had rusted and fallen off cars and trucks, to be flattened by passing vehicles -- perfect for the body of a fish. Recently I've also used weathered galvanized metal trash cans.
"Trash Fish #2" 1999 13"x26" private collection
"Trash Fish #5" 1999 12.5"x15" private collection
"Trash Fish #6" 1999 16"x26" private collection
"Trash Fish #8" 1999 14"x26" private collection; "Trashformations East" exhibit 2005-2007
"Trash Fish #16" 2002 14"x25" private collection
"Trash Fish #20" 2002 18"x44" private collection; "Trashformations East" exhibit 2005-2007
"Trash Fish #21" 2002 14"x21" private collection; "Trashformations East" exhibit 2005-2007
"Trash Fish #22" 2002 15"x24" private collection; "Trashformations East" exhibit 2005-2007
Trash Fish #28 "Ben" 2011 16" x 24" private collection
"Trash Fish #29" 2011 14"x16" private collection
"Trash Fish #34" 2011 14"x20" private collection
Trash Fish #37 "Cyril" 2011 21"x44" private collection
Trash Fish #39 "Alastair" 2012 17"x26" private collection
Trash Fish #44 "Baxter" 2012 18"x21.5" private collection
Trash Fish #50 "Bosley" 2013 17.5"x27.5" private collection
Trash Fish #53 "Pug" 2014 17"x18"
Trash Fish #58 "Angler" 2017 16"x20.5" private collection
Trash Fish #59 "Lucas" 2018 13.5"x19" private collection
