Weekly Recycle Art Links

Pegasus, made from 3500 cellular phones commissioned London’s Machine Shop by Huawei, a global information and communications technology solutions provider, to make a grand statement recently outside of the entrance to the Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57385432-1/pegasus-statue-fashioned-from-3500-phones/

Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan – husband and wife team who use recycled materials to create installations laden with memories

I particularly liked the wings made from flip flops

http://manilaartblogger.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/alfredo-isabel-aquilizan-x-2/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdNq1lsugFc

Brian Mock – sculpture from metal junk

http://www.brianmock.com/

Superuse – online community of people interested in inventive ways to recycle

http://superuse.org/

Sanitation Garage, NYC – a gallery of scavenged art

http://www.theage.com.au/world/the-big-apples-trash-builds-a-bricabrac-collectors-treasure-trove-20120724-22n9n.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/nyregion/in-new-york-sanitation-dept-garage-an-art-gallery.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion

Speedo provided swimwear offcuts to fashion designers, From Somewhere, and the result  - upcycled gowns

http://www.ecouterre.com/speedo-from-somewhere-turn-banned-lzr-swimsuits-into-fabulous-frock/

Janet Jones – mixed media collages

http://www.janetjonesfineart.com/

Mary Engel – her dog sculptures are adorned with found objects

http://www.maryengel.net/

Ken Flett – starting with enlarged photographs, then adding surface features using recycled materials

http://kenflett.com/

Tammy Gay – jewellery from credit cards

http://www.etsy.com/shop/junck