Weekly Recycle Art Links

Reestore Ltd designs and manufactures a range of handmade products for the home and for the office including chairs made from shopping trolleys, roll top baths transformed into sofas, and desks produced from aeroplane wings

http://www.reestore.com/

Hilary Pfeifer – enjoyed her Beauty of Life installation inspired by the wallpaper and fabric patterns of William Morris using around one thousand leaf, flower, fruit and bird forms made from reclaimed wood from deconstructed homes, or ornate picture frames, rulers, decorative fruit, toys, and cooking utensils

http://hilarypfeifer.com

Caitlin Phillips – book purses

http://rebound-designs.com/

Stephanie Vandal – sculptures and altered dolls

http://stephanievandal.com/

Anna Raddatz – scarves from tshirts

http://anagramworkshop.blogspot.ca/

Katherine Rasmussen – reuse of sailboat sails

http://reiter8.com/

Pierre Lota – check out his 1 minute objects section (the videos are fun to watch)

http://pierrelota.com/

Dmitry Khristenko – motorcycle watches

http://www.designboom.com/art/miniature-watch-motorcycles-by-dmitry-khristenko/

Gustav Reyes – rings from salvaged wood, each with its own story

http://simplywoodrings.com/

Adam Eckstrom – lottery ticket art in her collage section

http://www.ghostofadream.com/

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Robert Jefferson Travis Pond – metal sculptures from random assortment of metals

http://www.steelpond.com/

Patricia Chapman – assemblages that enable her to give full reign to her “hunter gatherer instincts”

http://www.thepatstudio.com/

Daniel Goers – runs an experimental studio creating things out of readily available materials often incorporating ecological/botanical components

http://www.autumn-workshop.com/

Jim Shores – metal sculpture from found objects

http://jimshoresart.com/

Jessica Jackson – lighting from recycled materials

http://www.jessicafoundit.com/

Kyle Bean – I particularly enjoyed his sculptures from eggshells

http://www.kylebean.co.uk/

Groovy Green Glass – products from post-consumer glass including wind chimes

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

Sew Much Style – I like their accessories made from recycled men’s suits

http://www.etsy.com/search?q=sewmuchstyle&view_type=gallery&ship_to=ZZ

Sophie Marsham – metal sculpture (not all recycled) but I did enjoy the radiator sheep

http://www.sophiemarsham.com/

and check out this nifty invention by a 15-year old (girl I might add)

http://io9.com/5958887/oh-this-just-some-teenage-girls-from-africa-who-invented-a-urine+powered-generator

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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/

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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

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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

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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/