CAR ART by Mirko Siakkou

CAR ART by Mirko Siakkou-Flodin (2003-2019) Überblick

„SCHWEIZER MESSER“
“ARGUS“ kinetisches Objekt

Scrap Art
Mirko
Siakkou-Flodin
A horse sculpture made of tyres,
standing in front of the Jumeirah
Beach hotel in Dubai.
‘I am like a sailor who’s going through scrap yards,
fishing out the right pieces I can use for my work.’ So
says sculptor Mirko Siakkou-Flodin – maybe one of the
world’s best-known artists adopting scrap as his medium.
Even as a teenager, he was using recyclables to create his
works of art which, 20 years later, are sold around the
globe and can be seen in galleries, on street boulevards,
in commercial buildings and in private collections.
r Siakkou-Flodin’s preferred
Mstrategy is to let an objet d’art
be absorbed into its natural environment.
‘That’s why I cannot be in a
scrap yard just picking out nice pieces
to make something,’ he explains. ‘It’s
the other way around; I start with an
idea, a plan - and I will look for the
right metal pieces in the yard.’
His work cannot be pigeon-holed as
‘abstract’ or ‘natural’ given that his
portfolio boasts a great amount of
variety. However, the observer will find
many natural elements in his work,
such as his series of highly-realistic
animals made out of rubber tyres, a
good example of which stands in front
of the famous Jumeirah Beach hotel in
Dubai. And for a local Mercedes dealer
in Germany, he has created a metal
scorpion built from vehicle remnants.
‘You cannot say randomly: this is Mo
[Mirko],’ says Mr Siakkou-Flodin. He
doesn’t approve when art critics suggest
an artist needs to find his own
style and signature. ‘I don’t like that; I
want to be free,’ he declares.
Environmental mindset
Mr Siakkou-Flodin - who was born to
a Greek mother and a German father
- has a truly environmental mindset; his
objects do not waste away but are built
to last for unlimited periods.
The artist likes to travel from his studio
base in Zussdorf, Southern Germany, in
order to promote his art across a variety
of cultures, but he is also selective about
the places where his objects end up,
sometimes opting to bypass a country or
region not open to people who think in
a different way. ‘I started travelling
through Europe very early - at that time,
working everywhere without a workshop.
You can say I am internationally recognised;
however, locally I am just starting.’
Mr Siakkou-Flodin does not shut himself
away in his workshop but prefers
instead to bring people together and
to meet others. Indeed, he has often
worked with other artists and also with
less experienced creative individuals
such as through school classes. In a
project in Dubai, he opted to work on
site. ‘People are passing by and getting
involved in the process of art-making
- usually people don’t see that,’ he
says. ‘Something they consider as
“waste” actually gets a value.’
One of his goals is to make objects not
only visible but also ‘touchable’ such
that the public can appreciate the material
from which the artwork is made.
http://www.mo-metalart.de/
Clockwise: ‘Chess-table’. a bird wind
chime, Mirko in his workshop, a
rubber cobra and a school project
in Germany.
Mirko Siakkou-Flodin will be taking part
in the forthcoming EcoArt festival in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA. He was invited
to help a school class build a scrap tyre/
electronic waste sculpture and the result
will be presented at the event. The artist
explains: ‘I am not a teacher but once a
year this kind of project comes my way.
The two-metre-tall Dung Beetle sculpture
can be driven around, and it looks
like he is able to collect all the trash.’ The
scrap art project is sponsored by a local
recycling firm.
The EcoArt festival will be held on April
16 in conjunction with Earth Week 2011
and will feature a range of environmentoriented
artists and cultural events.
www.mscr.info
March 2011
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Auftragsarbeit HORSEPOWER, Dubai, UEA
https://www.youtube.com/user/steelart/videos

WORK IN PROGRESS, mit 35
gebrauchte Autoreifen

www.mo-metallkunst.de

SCHACHTISCH DESIGN aus
ausgebrannten W 187 Mercedes
Sitze ergänzt mit Kotflügeln und abgefahrenen Autoreifen

SCHACHFIGUREN AUS ZÜNDKERZEN

ANDROMEDA WINDFAHNE

CAR ART WINDSPIELE ENSEMBLE

AUSSTELLUNG 7.KREUZ

SCHULPROJEKT SCHUTZENGEL

Präsentationsstandort Ravensburg

Präsentation des Schülerprojekt beim Kornhausmuseum, Bad Waldsee,
Realschulklasse, Kunst-Projektleiter Mirko Siakkou-Flodin

PERFORMANCE CAR ART

IRON MAN
Nordic Walking
Skulptur aus
Autoteilen,
Edelstahlschrott,
Treibholz, Altreifen,
Findling
Skulpturen
Geocaching,
Liebesschlösser public
art project,
Weingarten -
Nessenreben

DINO-Guerilla Marketing, Odysseum Science-Museum-
Kölln, Auftragsarbeit 3 Dino-Autos fürs opening

MERCEDES CAR ART KUNST WORKSHOP, Leitung Mirko Siakkou-Flodin

ART TEC Metallbilder
Inspiration Poster der Firma HYMER Bad Waldsee
„STRASSENBÄNDER“

„INDIVIDUALITÄT DER SERIE“

ART TEC AUTOMATION Nothelfer

ART TEC Collage „Camouflage“

ZF Inspiration „INTERFERENZEN“

„ ZAHNRADPICASSO “

FLYING CAR, kinetic Object
https://www.youtube.com/user/steelart/videos

VERKEHRSSICHERHEITSAKTION STADT RAVENSBURG

Totem Installation, Kanada, KISAN, BC

Performance Skulptur
https://www.youtube.com/user/steelart/videos

Von den Schrottplätzen der Welt, Fundstücken auf Reisen,
Schrottkisten von Autofirmen oder eigen Verschleißteilen
und Fundus schöpft sich die ART-Vielfallt der Skulpturen von
Mirko Siakkou-Flodin. Wenn Sie dann auch noch in
Bewegung sind, entsteht lebendige Kunst die integriert in
eine Performance oder als Kunst-Soziales-Projekt mit Kindern
und Erwachsenen für alle Beteiligten ein nachhaltiges
Erlebnis schafft. Egal ob ein ausgebranntes Autodach oder
abgefahrene Autoreifen fasst jedes Teil kann Inspiration für
die Kunst und das Design werden. Mit dieser Fotoserie
erhalten wir Einblick in das geschaffene, spannender ist aber
für den Künstler was noch mit Amboss und Schweißgerät
alles Entstehen kann. Gesucht sind Freiräume für die KUNST.

„Argus Windspiel“ am Bodensee

„KUNSTDUELL“ in Ravensburg

https://www.youtube.com/user/steelart/videos
Tisch-Design Auto-Press-Würfel

Schrottfigur als Fachwerk Gestaltung, Atelier des Künstlers

SCORPION Mercedes Workshop Projekt

Underground Art – video installation (Autoreperaturgrube)

FIRE TIRE Art, jumping Tiger, promotion sculpture

Tigerkopf – Detail
(recycling Edelstahl und Reifen)

„ Springender Tiger „ promotion Skulptur

Pokal – Rallye – Thron
Auftrag eines Rallye Europameisters mit all seinen Pokalen und einem seiner original
Porsche – Rennreifen

Auftragsarbeit, Sabic Saudi Arabien

Work in Progress, Auftragsarbeit für WWP- Telfs, Bridgestone tires,
SKI WELTCUP Promotion Skulptur, Deutschland, Österreich,
Frankreich, Schweiz

TYRE RACER, Bridgestone Promotion, Europa

Commission, Cedar Rapids, IOWA - USA

Funktional Design – TYRE ART, Buchregal und Holzkorb

Work in progress 2019

Woodstoig Festival Statue
Pyro, Licht,Soundefekte

Steampunk, Woody Stoiger,
Techno Statue, Riedhausen LKR Ravensburg

Sockel in Arbeit

The ART variety of sculptures by Mirko Siakkou-Flodin draws on the
world's scrap yards, found objects on journeys, scrap crates from car
companies, or the wear and tear parts and fundus of one's own. When you
are also in motion, living art is created that is integrated into a performance
or as an art-social project with children and adults and creates a lasting
experience for all participants. Whether a burnt out car roof or worn out car
tires, each piece can be an inspiration for art and design. With this photo
series we get an insight into what has been created, but what is more
exciting for the artist is what can still be created with an anvil and welding
machine. We are looking for free space for the ART.
Thank you for visiting my art : www.mo-metallkunst.de
Sincerly Mirko Siakkou-Flodin