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/

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/