vendredi 10 mai 2013

The 10 Best Artworks Made From Trash: "one man's trash is another man's treasure."

This is what we call creative ingenuity, and we decided to celebrate it with this list of The 10 Best Artworks Made From TrashAs they say, one man's trash is another man's treasure.  
what is considered worthless can be made valuable again .Let's get started !


10. Doors by Choi Jeong-Hwa, 2009

Medium: Wooden door installation
This project was created in Seoul, South Korea in 2009. Artist Choi Jeong-Hwa used over 1,000 old doors to erect this ten-story installation.

9. Cloud by Caitlind r.c. Brown, 2012

Medium: Lightbulb installation
Although this installation contains a few working lightbulbs, it is created from mostly burnt out, discarded ones to produce a pretty awesome cloud figure. The installation also allows people to pull strings, which can make the cloud flicker.
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8. Button Portraits by Zac Freeman, 2013

Medium: Buttons, dice, legos, and bread clips collage
American artist Zac Freeman created these stunningly realistic portraits using little plastic bits like bottle caps and buttons. He glued them onto a wooden canvas and sorted them by color, ultimately creating recognizable faces.

7. Honey Boo Boo by Jason Mercier, 2012

Medium: Soda cans, chicken nuggets, pigs feet, cardboard boxes, eyelashes, and cheese ball collage
Primarily known for his mosaics, artist Jason Mercier created this portrait of reality television star Honey Boo Boo using a bunch of trash cartons from different objects. His comment is pretty obvious, making us think he'd rather do many things than watch her television show...like make trash art out of her, to start.


6. MilkyWave by Aidia Studio, 2012

Medium: Yogurt can light installation
Created by Aidia Studios for the 2012 Bejing Design festival, this light installation uses over 1,000 empty yogurt cans to make something wonderful and beautiful known as the MilkyWave.



5. Cow Car by Miina Äkkijyrkkä, 2011

Medium: Used car parts
Artist, Miina Äkkijyrkkä, has been working with cows for over fifty years. She created these giant cow sculptures from used car parts and put them all over a farm in Finland. They don't make milk.

4. Microcosmic Park by Gregory Euclide, 2012

Medium: Plastic bottles, sponges, and paper
Artist Gregory Euclide made Microcosmic World Park out of trash he found in Central Park including plastic and all sorts of other things. This reminds us of the model volcanoes we used to build for seventh grade science class.

3. Angel by Khalil Chishtee, 2012

Medium: Trash bags, grocery bags, and plastic sheet sculpture
This piece was created by artist Khalil Chishtree and is made from trash bags, grocery bags, and plastic sheets, which she wove together to create the silhouette of an angel.


2.Frog by Kim Hollerman

Artist Kim Hollerman created a frog made from a little bag and two puppy hands, which recently premiered at the NY Studio Gallery as part of their TRASH exhibit.



1. Bag Beehive by Pascale Marthine Tayou, 2013

Medium: Plastic bag installation
Pascale Marthine Tayou, an artist from Cameroon, is well-known for reusing everyday objects. He created this large installation from plastic bags, which debuted at Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome earlier this year.






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