# Personified Household Items The Andy Vible Object Sculptures Bring Everyday Items to Life By Nikki Taylor | Published 2012-09-19 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/andy-vible-object-sculptures References: [beautifuldecay](http://beautifuldecay.com/2012/09/14/andy-vible-replaces-heads-with-miscellaneous-objects-in-his-figurative-sculpture/) & [cargocollective](http://cargocollective.com/andyvible/About) The Andy Vible Object Sculptures project refers to everyday objects made to look like human figures, but with an object for a head. The "people" in this series are posed in a way that draws attention to their construction. For example, the man whose head consists of [a speaker](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vear-holder) is talking into a microphone. The Andy Vible Object Sculptures series creates a conundrum, which Andy refers to as a "self-referencing loop," according to his site. The objects are stuck in a figurative space where they cannot escape what they are meant to be used for. Disorienting, and very thought-provoking, Vible strives to make these objects more familiar to his audience, but also asks the question of what came first "the chicken or the egg?" ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Object-personified Art:** The trend of turning everyday items into personified art creates opportunities for disruptive innovation in art and design by reimagining and repurposing everyday objects. - **Self-referential Sculptures:** Creating a self-referential loop with object sculptures presents disruptive innovation opportunities for industries such as advertising and branding by challenging traditional modes of communication. - **Reimagining Everyday Use:** Pushing the boundaries of everyday use by reimagining household items as art encourages disruptive innovation in the home goods and interior design industries. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Art:** The art world can take advantage of the object-personified art trend by exploring new mediums and techniques to push boundaries and challenge traditional ideas. - **Advertising:** Self-referential sculptures can be utilized by the advertising industry to create thought-provoking and memorable campaigns that challenge traditional methods of communication. - **Home Goods:** Reimagining household items as art opens up opportunities for disruption in the home goods and interior design industries by pushing the boundaries of functionality and aesthetic value. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Otherworldly Wooden Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-sculptures-1.md) - [Human Embraced-Inspired Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wallmounted-sculpture.md) - [Wooden Identity Art Forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hughmanity.md) - [Sculptural Knitted Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptural-knitted-objects.md) - [Evolving Hybrid Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/human-one.md) - [Milled Three-Dimensional Puzzle Vases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ceramic-bodies.md) - [Folk Creature Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fibredog.md) - [Surreal Love-Themed Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joakim-ojanen.md) - [Artful Suspended Fashion Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invisible-figures.md)