Weekly Recycle Art Links

Brian Jungen – check out his sculpture from plastic lawn chairs and his native mask from Nike sneakers; he will be representing Canada at the 2012 Shanghai Biennale beginning in October

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/09/20/brian-jungen-shanghai.html

http://www.google.ca/search?q=brian+jungen+artist&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-ca:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7_____en&prmd=imvnsuo&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=eJxgUKXdBKLqiwKw8ICwCQ&ved=0CCEQsAQ&biw=1103&bih=793

Christian Voltz – sculpture using wire, nuts and bolts

http://www.christianvoltz.com/

Alessandro Gedda – best known for his painting of Porsches, but he is also a sculptor

http://www.alessandrogedda.it/

http://www.google.ca/search?q=alessandro+gedda+artist&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-ca:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7_____en&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=24NkUNWhNInWigKr7YGgAw&ved=0CFcQsAQ&biw=1100&bih=793

Gilbert Legrand – whimsical painted sculptures using everyday household articles

http://www.gilbert-legrand.com/

Youtube user BD694 – check out what this guy can do with old electronic parts

http://www.youtube.com/user/bd594

Elizabeth Lundberg Morisette – objects utilizing items gathered throughout a lifetime such as jar lids, curlers and combs

http://www.elmorisette.com/

Heather Youngdahl Mullins - interactive sculpture, spaces, functional products, accessories and furniture

http://heathermullins.com/

Lara Newsom – clothing and accessories from old clothing and accessories

http://handmadepretties.com/

Bryan Northrup – new fused glass works from broken glass

http://biolumglass.com/

Huey and Wah – accessories from recycled billboard banners

http://nottypooch.com/

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Kris Kuksi – not completely recycled, but intricately wonderful

http://www.kuksi.com/

Urban Weaver Project – a Vancouver project housed in Strathcona Park field house that encourages the weaving of invasive plant species

http://vimeo.com/48970419?action=share

Mathew Roby – whimsical sculptures

http://www.matthewroby.co.uk/

BC Egg Marketing Board truck from egg cartons

http://bcegg.com/news

Penny Hardy – sculpture from scrap metal

http://pennyhardysculpture.com

David Lipson – robots from random objects

http://lipsonrobotics.com/

Linda and Greg Mitchell – upcycled glass bottles

http://mitchellglassworks.com/

Greg Stange and Juliette Montague – their installations includes many sculptures from kitchen artifacts

http://stangmont.com/

Elizabeth Morisette – sculptures and installations from everyday objects

http://www.elmorisette.com/

James Corbett – car part sculptor

http://www.jamescorbettart.com/

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Caitlin r.c. Brown – her Cloud contains 5,000 re-appropriated domestic light bulbs which was included in the current Nuit Blanche Calgary

http://incandescentcloud.wordpress.com/

Pierre Ivan Didry – sculpture

http://didry.blogs.fr/

Phillips- Mclean – mosaics

http://www.phillips-mcleanmosaics.com/

Samantha Huanga – altered books

http://www.samanthayh.com/

Philip Glashoff – sculpture from recycled materials including rusty machinery, fire extinguishers, compressor covers and motorcycle tanks, operates a sculpture ranch in California

http://www.glashoffgallery.com/

Arseniy Lapin – sculpture – his sculptures are fun and playful

http://www.arselap.com

Leonard Drew – junk installations

http://www.leonardodrew.com/

Liora Lasselle – winner of the Estethica/Veolia Re-Source Competition for her recycled clothing entries

http://www.ecouterre.com/central-st-martins-student-wins-estethicaveolia-award-for-best-upcycled-collection/

where she teamed with Reclaim to Wear http://www.reclaimtowear.com/ and From Somewhere http://www.fromsomewhere.co.uk/

Sang Sik Hong – large scale sculptures made from drinking straws

http://collabcubed.com/2011/12/15/sang-sik-hong-straw-sculptures/

Roy Lewis – functional art from such items as worn out car, motorcycle and machine parts

http://www.flickr.com/photos/78856957@N03/sets/72157629412849276/

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Jennifer Maestre – sculptures inspired by the sea urchin made with pencils

http://www.jennifermaestre.com/

Dan Levin - sculpture from “rust-caked, post-tech flotsam and jetsam begging to be melded with nature’s slough and fallen debris”

http://www.danlevin.com/

Enjoy the Kadillac guitar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5WfBOLPyXw

Kenneth Cobonpue and Albrecht Birkner – bamboo car

http://mocoloco.com/galleries/gallery/phoenix-car-by-kenneth-cobonpue-and-albrecht-birkner/

http://www.kennethcobonpue.com/

Shoji Kimura – sculpture from cast offs

http://shojiscraprecycling.blogspot.jp/

Felicia Strehmel – lightboxes from period chests of drawers and handmade acrylic photo slides

http://www.lillyslightboxcompany.com/

Federico Uribe – eclectic sculpture collection

http://www.federicouribe.com/work.php

Thierry Despont – check out his sculptures

http://despontstudio.com/?p=5

and for all you Burning Man fans

http://www.scottlondon.com/photo/burningman2012/

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Kathleen Nowak – jewellery from recycled bicycle and motorcycle inner tubes

http://www.kathleennowaktucci.com/

Cory Barkman - sculpture and furniture from recycled materials

http://www.corybarkman.com/

Francois Robert – current photography exhibition of bones

http://www.hammergallery.com/artists/robert/robert.htm

http://francoisrobertphotography.com/

Scott Wade – dirty car art

http://www.dirtycarart.com/

Eleanor Salazar – jewellery from used pool balls

http://eleanorsalazar.com/

P&P Office Waste Paper Processor – from office waste paper to pencil

http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/09/15/paper-to-pencil-just-like-that/

Julia Vasic - jewellery from discarded t-shirts

http://juliavasic.com/

Craig Pearce and Cara Donaldson – custom reclaimed wood furniture

http://www.unionwoodco.com/

Bob Campbell – furniture and sculpture from industrial scrap

http://www.stig-art.co.uk/

From barns to modern residences

http://weburbanist.com/2012/08/30/rustic-ruins-to-modern-residences-3-barn-renovations/

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Anneke Jakobs – enjoy her Chaquita banana chandelier with instructions to build your own

http://annekejakobs.nl/project/chiquita-chandelier

Izhar Gafni – cardboard bike project

http://designtaxi.com/news/353133/A-Bicycle-Made-From-Recycled-Cardboard/

Tom Kabat – bikes from wood and other scrap

http://inmenlo.com/2012/06/18/tom-kabat-creates-whimsical-but-functional-wooden-bicycles/

http://www.woodenbikes.com

Ali Kijima – stitched collages from found materials

http://inmenlo.com/

Dan Jones – steampunk type objects from recycled materials

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinkerbots/

Megan Klepp – objects from recycled glass

http://tadahpdx.com/

Aaron Kramer – sculpture using recycled materials

http://urban-objects.com/

Randall Kramer – enjoy his line of repurposed furniture

http://kramerdesignstudio.com/repurposed.htm

Alison Lait – accessories from recycled billboards

http://www.senagain.etsy.com

Max Liboiron – dioramas from trash

http://www.maxliboiron.com

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Los Angeles Zoo ad campaign by RLR Advertising include this gorilla made from pencils, plus an owl from newspaper and an elephant from computer parts

http://www.arch2o.com/creative-ads-of-los-angeles-zoo-rlr-advertising/

Tom Szaky – watch this neat video on the founder of TerraCycle

http://www.shft.com/watching/the-big-shft-tom-szaky-terracycle-ceo/

Jennifer Koshbin – book sculpture

http://www.jenkhoshbin.com/

Bernard Pras – paper collage

http://www.bernardpras.fr/

Jami and Nicolas Worth – line of jewellery and wall clocks from vinyl records

http://the-gratefulthread.com/

Randy Hill – sculpture from found objects

http://artfoundango.com/

Bland Hoke – sculpture from recycled materials

http://www.blandhoke.com/

Bryant Holsenbeck – installations from everyday items

http://bryantholsenbeck.com/

Stanton Hunter – installations from recycled materials

http://stantonhunter.com/