Fibers/Textiles: Ridl

Please read the above article and respond to the following questions:  

1. How is Claes Oldenburg's work 'ground-breaking'? How does Oldenburg challenge our traditional sense of what a sculpture is?

2. How does Oldenburg use visual 'irony' in his work? Please give an example of where/how you have seen this!

3. How could a common everyday item turned into a sculpture (such as a phone, oven, hamburger etc.) become a comment on our society or on other times/places/cultures/issues? How might the place where this sculpture is displayed affect the message or meaning interpreted by the viewer? Please share examples. 

4. What other ideas could your sculpture symbolize or suggest? What associations do you have with this object?