Weekly Recycle Art Links

Babis Cloud – love his horse made from computer keys

http://babiscloud.de/

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/10/a-horse-made-of-computer-keys-by-babis-cloud/

Tony Cragg – check out some of his plastic sculptures

http://www.tony-cragg.com/

Bill Woodrow – many of his sculptures are made from found materials

http://www.billwoodrow.com/

Stephanie Vandal – sculptures and assemblage

http://stephanievandal.com/

Salvador Dali – well known for his recycled assemblages

http://www.google.ca/search?q=dali+assemblage&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-ca:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7_____en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=fQeHUK_BM-bziwKR-oHwBQ&ved=0CCYQsAQ&biw=1108&bih=793

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD

Rune Guneriussen – surreal staged photos of ordinary household items

http://www.runeguneriussen.no/

Shoji Kimura – As he puts it “Don't throw it away! What may seem worthless to you may be priceless to me!”

http://shojiscraprecycling.blogspot.jp/

Gilbert Legrand – whimsical sculptures from everyday objects

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

Stefano Pilato – all manner of fish

http://www.artpescefresco.com/

Djé des Garrigues – metal sculptures

http://www.djedesgarrigues.com/

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Frank Russell – detailed sea creatures from reclaimed metal

http://theartmaker.com/

Bicycle Wheel by Marcel Duchamp – made from a bicycle wheel, fork and kitchen stool

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_Wheel

http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?object_id=81631

Leo Kaplan – box assemblage

http://leokaplan.net/

Greg Colson – sculpture from everyday objects

http://gregcolsonart.com/

Lonnie Holley – his first artwork was the tombstones for 2 daughters of a younger sister made from blocks of a soft sandstone-like by-product of metal casting which was discarded in piles by a foundry near his sister's house

http://www.marciaweberartobjects.com/holley.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKdukTx3Zxo

Kurt Schwitters – mixed media paintings and collages from waste materials picked up on the streets

http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=5293

http://www.armitt.com/kurt_schwitters.htm

Jean Tinguely – famous for his crazy machine sculptures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mocfm6FdWRo

http://www.tinguely.ch/

Louise Nevelson – wooden sculptures

http://www.theartstory.org/artist-nevelson-louise.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/09/arts/design/09neve.html

http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/75

http://www.google.ca/search?q=louise+nevelson+artist&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-ca:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7_____en&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Yzp_ULqeA7SOigKr0YHICw&ved=0CCEQsAQ&biw=1368&bih=682

Jannis Kounellis – sculpture using found objects

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jannis_Kounellis

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5GgxeeAbAk

Julian Schnabel – known for his plate paintings and overpainted polaroids

http://www.julianschnabel.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMPod6SOur8

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Steve Hosch – mixed media collage and assemblage

http://brainsprinkles-stevehosch.weebly.com/

Al Farrow – his reliquaries often incorporate guns, gun parts and bullets

http://www.alfarrow.com/

Linda and Opie O’Brien – in their own words they are “caretakers of the mundane and the ordinary. We work with organic, recycled and found materials, because they seem to have a voice that must be heard... a story that must be told... and a life that would otherwise be too soon forgotten"

http://www.burntofferings.com/

Scott Campbell – skulls made out of US currency

http://hifructose.com/2012/10/10/scott-campbells-skulls-made-out-of-us-currency/

Brooke Schmidt – altered books

http://alwaystimefortea-brooke.blogspot.ca/

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BrookeSchmidt?section_id=6656184

Greg Hanson – mixed media collage and assemblage

http://www.galleriagreg.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/Brdlee?feature=watch

Denise McDowell – box assemblage

http://denisesboxes.wordpress.com/

Park Guell by Antoni Gaudi – this famous park in Barcelona is made of ceramic and stone, but is mostly made of natural elements; for the mosaics, Gaudi used broken ceramic tiles, even plates and cups.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J8Qa9psS38

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD

Bull’s Head by Picasso – made from a bicycle seat and handlebars

http://chronicle.com/blogs/brainstorm/picasso-was-a-genius-no-really-he-was/45351

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703551304576261042931202326.html

Wondering what you could do with all those pallets you see lying around

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFGaW2FdKB4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Keith Lobue – jewellery, sculpture and box assemblage

http://www.lobue-art.com/

Ron Robertson – box assemblage

http://www.robertson-art.com/

Cher Morresey – assemblage

http://chermorresey.com/

Robert Villamagna – mixed media collage and assemblage

http://robertvillamagna.com/

Izhar Gafni – has designed a durable cardboard bicycled that costs $9 in materials

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680293/watch-this-man-build-an-amazing-cardboard-bicycle-that-you-can-actually-ride#1

Ward Sanders – mixed media collage and box assemblage

http://www.wardsanders.com/

Doug Gelhaye – sculpture and box assemblage

http://www.douggelhayeart.com/

Mary Stoppert – sculpture and box assemblage

http://marystoppert.com/

Abigail Wild Rieser – sculpture and box assemblage

http://www.abbyrieser.com/

Bruce Monroe – currently has a solo show at the Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania including a 65,000 CD installation of “waterlilies”

http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/recycled-cds-make-waterlilies

http://www.brucemunro.co.uk/

Weekly Recycle Art Links

Carolina Fontoura Alzaga – chandeliers from bicycle parts

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

http://vimeo.com/49335672

Hayley Kendal – sculptures from found and discarded objects

http://hayleykendalsculpture.wordpress.com/

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

Roberta Smith – mixed media collage

http://robertasmithart.com/

William Skrips – sculpture from found materials

http://www.wmskrips.com/

Gordon Bennette – robots

http://www.bennettrobotworks.com/

Roger Wood – sculptural timepieces

http://www.klockwerks.com/

Patricia Chapman – assemblage

http://www.thepatstudio.com/

Liz Cohn – collage and assemblage

http://www.lizcohnartstudio.com/

Graceann Warn – assemblage

http://www.graceannwarn.com/

Dick Allowatt – mixed meida collage and assemblage

http://allowatt.com/

Ron Simmer – ReVision artist has a solo sculpture show at the Place des Arts in Coquitlam with an opening reception Thursday October 18^th

http://artsblast.com/images/stories/exhibitions/moop_Invitation.pdf

http://artsblast.com/

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/