BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:ARTifact: Assemblage by Tim Barton BEGIN:VEVENT UID:258462025-05-10 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250510 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250511 LOCATION:12 Dodds Lane\nRehoboth Beach DE 19971 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=12 Dodds Lane\nRehoboth Bea ch DE 19971;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=12 Dodds Lane:geo:38.725028,-75.0858 86 GEO:38.725028;-75.085886 SUMMARY:ARTifact: Assemblage by Tim Barton CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:“I am compelled. I can’t stop whatever this creative force is\nwithin me. I am constantly amazed about the amount of objects we\nhuma ns have created over time\, just untold millions and millions of\nobjects\ , and some of them have found new purpose within my art work. I\nam fixate d with finding the new perfect artifact or object to use\nwithin my art an d spend many happy hours treasure hunting. When I\ncreate a piece I first start by assembling a few objects from my hoard\nwhich in my mind intuitiv ely relate to each other\, in either form\,\ncolor\, or function. I add or subtract items along the way till I\ncomplete the composition. I then bui ld a housing to reflect the\ncomposition. As I assemble them\, an idea beg ins\, fuzzy at first\, but\nover time solidifies in my mind. This idea is used to create the title\nof the piece. I try and keep the titles more gen eral to be used as the\njumping off point for the viewer to inject their o wn thoughts and\nexperiences into the work. This allows for their own inte rpretations\,\nand many times new interpretations. Although I may not have intended a\nviewers idea about the piece the viewers thoughts are indeed relevant\nand have as much merit as my original idea that created the piec e. I\nam influenced by my own experiences and thoughts but as I have found \nmost thoughts have been thought by others and in this way I think my\nar twork has a universality to it.” –Tim Barton Tim Barton\,\nformally of Philadelphia\, has been living in Lewes\, DE since October\n2021. He rece ived his AA in Fine Arts from the State University of New\nYork in 1998 wh ile enrolled in the Enlisted Educational Advancement\nProgram when he was enlisted in the US Navy Submarine Force from 1981\nto 2001. After retiring from the Navy he obtained his Senior Reactor\nOperators License from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and has since\nworked at the Salem Nuclear P ower Plant in Southern New Jersey and\nrecently retired from Constellation Energy as a Lead Emergency\nPreparedness Specialist. Tim has been making and showing art since\n1996 and has settled on 3D construction and found o bject sculpture as\nhis current art form. He has shown in juried shows alo ng the east\ncoast and has work in several large collections as well as ma ny\nprivate collections. His most recent awards are The Sarah Ethel\nTunne ll Best in Show at the Rehoboth Art League 85th Annual Members\nShow in 20 23 as well as the 2024 11th Regional Juried Biennial\nExhibition Jurors Aw ard of Excellence also at the Rehoboth Art League.\nOne of his inspiration s\, discovered during his college time\, is the\nassemblage artist Joseph Cornell. Unlike Cornell though Tim constructs\nall of the boxes\, cabinets \, and frames himself. Frequently his process\nincludes a finished treatme nt that reflects a presence of age that\nprovides an immediate sense of hi story and nostalgia to the piece.\nWithin these cases he arranges a compos ition of artifacts and found\nobjects that reflect a relationship to each other and to a common\ntheme. Tim spends many days scouring antique shops\ , antique malls\, as\nwell as auction houses locally and across the countr y for unique items\nthat speak to him or as he says items “I know I can use”. His work\nfinds him reaching back in time\, and exploring aspects of his life in\nunique ways\, searching for themes in his human experience that all can\nrelate to. Tim Barton maintains a membership with the Rehob oth Art\nLeague as well as the Internationally recognized Philadelphia Dum pster\nDivers artist organization. Venue: Rehoboth Art League. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:“I am compelled. I can’t stop whatever thi s creative force is within me. I am constantly amazed about the amount of objects we humans have created over time\, just untold millions and millio ns of objects\, and some of them have found new purpose within my art work . I am fixated with finding the new perfect artifact or object to use with in my art and spend many happy hours treasure hunting. When I create a pie ce I first start by assembling a few objects from my hoard which in my min d intuitively relate to each other\, in either form\, color\, or function. I add or subtract items along the way till I complete the composition. I then build a housing to reflect the composition. As I assemble them\, an i dea begins\, fuzzy at first\, but over time solidifies in my mind. This id ea is used to create the title of the piece. I try and keep the titles mor e general to be used as the jumping off point for the viewer to inject the ir own thoughts and experiences into the work. This allows for their own i nterpretations\, and many times new interpretations. Although I may not ha ve intended a viewers idea about the piece the viewers thoughts are indeed relevant and have as much merit as my original idea that created the piec e. I am influenced by my own experiences and thoughts but as I have found most thoughts have been thought by others and in this way I think my artwo rk has a universality to it.” –Tim Barton Tim Barton\, formally of Phi ladelphia\, has been living in Lewes\, DE since October 2021. He received his AA in Fine Arts from the State University of New York in 1998 while en rolled in the Enlisted Educational Advancement Program when he was enliste d in the US Navy Submarine Force from 1981 to 2001. After retiring from th e Navy he obtained his Senior Reactor Operators License from the Nuclear R egulatory Commission and has since worked at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant in Southern New Jersey and recently retired from Constellation Energy as a Lead Emergency Preparedness Specialist. Tim has been making and showing art since 1996 and has settled on 3D construction and found object sculptu re as his current art form. He has shown in juried shows along the east co ast and has work in several large collections as well as many private coll ections. His most recent awards are The Sarah Ethel Tunnell Best in Show a t the Rehoboth Art League 85th Annual Members Show in 2023 as well as the 2024 11th Regional Juried Biennial Exhibition Jurors Award of Excellence a lso at the Rehoboth Art League. One of his inspirations\, discovered durin g his college time\, is the assemblage artist Joseph Cornell. Unlike Corne ll though Tim constructs all of the boxes\, cabinets\, and frames himself. Frequently his process includes a finished treatment that reflects a pres ence of age that provides an immediate sense of history and nostalgia to t he piece. Within these cases he arranges a composition of artifacts and fo und objects that reflect a relationship to each other and to a common them e. Tim spends many days scouring antique shops\, antique malls\, as well a s auction houses locally and across the country for unique items that spea k to him or as he says items “I know I can use”. His work finds him re aching back in time\, and exploring aspects of his life in unique ways\, s earching for themes in his human experience that all can relate to. Tim Ba rton maintains a membership with the Rehoboth Art League as well as the In ternationally recognized Philadelphia Dumpster Divers artist organization. Venue: Rehoboth Art League. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20260410T161727Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR