New York-based artist Sam Keller has an interesting practice, one that is quite fitting with the surge in grocery shopping since the start of the global pandemic. The designer often draws inspiration from the aisles at the grocery market these days, creating intricate food sculptures like the ‘Cheetosphere’ which “only takes two large bags (of Cheetos).” A more glamour-filled project for Sam Keller, however, is the Swarovski-adorned crushed cans.
From Modelo and La Croix to Coca-Cola and Sunkist, these pieces of art by Sam Keller capture attention and make for quite the collectible luxury objects. The juxtaposition between precious cargo (as denoted by the crystals) and the trashiness of a can after it has been emptied is surely alluring to the human eye, trying to decipher value.
Image Credit: Sam Keller
