Spunky 11 - year -
old Zoe comes to live with Uncle Henry, who is a
metal sculptor, and learns that a safe home and acceptance are possible, even for wild things like her.
Other notable junk artists included the Indiana - born
sculptor John Chamberlain (b. 1927), whose works included Untitled (1964, painted steel with chrome, Nice Museum of Modern Art), Untitled (1968, sheet
metal, National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome) and Koko - Nor II (1967, Tate Collection London); the English photographer and
sculptor Joseph Goto (1916 - 94); the American Richard Stankiewicz (1923 - 83), noted for his witty Middle Aged Couple (1954, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago); and the
sculptor and film - maker Bruce Conner (1933 - 2008), noted for his spooky constructions made from broken dolls and
old stockings.
On Stephen Vitiello's 2007 album, he salutes another artist from an
older generation, outsider
sculptor Donald Judd, whose various wood and
metal sculptures in the town of Marfa, TX form the basis of this work.