Friday, November 27, 2015

Recycle Art Links


Rosa Montesa – gift boxes from plastic bottles
http://www.recicladocreativo.com/recopilacion-de-cajas-de-regalo-bomboneras-y-dulceros-reciclando-botellas-de-plastico/#.Vk9tJLuFPDB

Elisa Insua – colourful sculptures from plastic scraps
http://www.elisainsua.com/index.php

Florie Salnot – plastic gold jewellery with Sahara refugees, sponsored by Sandblast Arts
http://www.floriesalnot.com/PlasticGoldPart1.html
http://www.sandblast-arts.org/

Sarah Frost – wall installation using keyboard keys
http://www.sarahfrost.info/

Choi Jung Hyun – sculpture using keyboard keys
http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/choi-jung-hyun-assembles-non-venomous-viper-with-recycled-keyboa/

Joao Sabino – keyboard key purses
http://www.joaosabino.pt/home.php?lang=en

Derek McDonald – metal sculptures
http://www.derekmcdonaldartworks.com/

Mike Davis – sculptures from tyres
http://www.mickdavissculptor.com/

Connie Sabo – twisted paper sculptures
http://www.conniesabo.com/

Cyrus Kabiru – sculptural spectacles
http://www.ckabiruart.daportfolio.com/about/

Friday, November 6, 2015

Recycle Art Links


Tomas Vitanovsky – animal sculptures from scrap metal
http://www.boredpanda.com/wonderful-sculptures-created-with-recycled-motorbike-parts/

Extrema Outdoor Music Festival  - 600 pallets were used to create a stage that embraces visitors and provides an intimate environment within the crowded festival. By placing the DJ booth in the center of the structure, the stage is made tactile and experiential for visitors
http://www.1001pallets.com/2015/10/600-pallets-structure-extrema-outdoor-music-festival-netherlands/?utm_source=wysija&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1001Pallets+Weekly+Newsletter
http://xofestival.nl/en/news/extrema-outdoor-2015-stages

William Heeffer – boiler lamps
http://www.willemheeffer.nl/lately/boiler-lamp-collection/

Cecile Perra – sculpture and collage
http://www.artperra.fr/

PopDots – design of gallery interior using reclaimed wood bits
http://design-milk.com/reclaimed-wood-used-design-gallery-interior/
http://www.pop-dots.com/#!instalacion-cc/cw8p

Washed Ashore – sculptures from plastic ocean waste
http://washedashore.org/

The Art of Craft Lecture: Reclamation – November 17 starts at 7 pm at Carousel Theatre’s Studio C on Granville Island on November 17th.  Partipants include Bridget Catchpole, Kaarina Talvila, and Lorraine Kwan and Janet Lee of ReVision
http://craftcouncilbc.ca/happenings/2015/11/17/art-of-craft-lecture-series-reclamation/
https://www.facebook.com/events/449022418615426/

Friday, October 16, 2015

Recycle Art Links

David Batchelor – plastic installations, especially enjoyed those using plastic sunglasses
 
Taipei-Guandu International Outdoor Sculpture Festival
 
Veronika Richterova – plastic bottle art
 
Sarah Nicole Phillips – envelope art
 
Fabrice Monteiro – the “Prophecy” collection contains great wearable installations
 
Kathleen Nowak Tucci – jewellery from bicycle and motorcycle inner tubes and Nespresso coffee capsules
 
Leo Jansen – sculptures that walk on the wind made from plastic


Friday, September 18, 2015

Recycle Art Links


An article on our trash fashion outfit, Candy Carousel, at Upcycle That
http://www.upcyclethat.com/trash-fashion/6267/

Tadashi Kawamata – found wood installations
http://www.tk-onthetable.com/

Kamla Kabra – collages from broken glass
http://www.kamlakabra.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV8NwWgql3g

Cheryl Hazan – broken glass mosaics
http://www.cherylhazanmosaic.com/

Marta Klonowska – glass shard animal sculptures
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/02/shattered-glass-animals-by-marta-klonowska/

Spencer Byles – forest sculptures
http://frenchforestsculptures.blogspot.fr/

Frantiselc Rint – artistically arranged bones of tens of thousands of people at the Sedlec Ossuary (one of the top attractions in Czechoslovakia)
http://www.ossuary.eu/index.php/cz/kostnice
and if you’re really into bones, check out the Kaplica Czaszek Chapel in Poland
http://beautifuldecay.com/2014/03/16/chapel-made-of-human-bones/

Joe O’Connell and Blessing Hancock – check out their installation made with bicycle parts
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/05/recycled-bike-part-chandeliers-under-a-texas-overpass/

Friday, September 4, 2015

Recycle Art Links

Shannon Weber – woven objects
 
Deane Valentine Bowers – mixed media shacks, cottages and birds
 
Peter Parkinson - metal artists may be interested in his new book “Making Sculpture from Scrap Metal”
 
Elephant made from 6,000 cardboard tubes
 
Mari Karmin – check out his metal sculpture using old mines
 
Augusto Esquivel – button sculptures
 
Choi Jeong-Hwa – check out this video about his art
 
Sarah Frost – her Debris, Qwerty at PPOW wall art series are made using computer keys
 
Kirsten Hassenfeld – found object scuptures
 
Martin Sanchez – home made of recycled finds such as beer and soda bottles

Friday, August 21, 2015

Recycle Art Links


Charles Duffy, William Gubbins and Billy Turvey – from plastic trash to shoes
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2674940/What-rubbish-pair-trainers-Multi-coloured-shoes-plastic-litter-rivers-sea.html

Francisco de Pajaro – art from random trash found on street
http://www.franciscodepajaro.com/

Ai Ai Gasa – clothing from umbrellas
http://www.aiaigasa.com/

Catherine Edouard Charlot – apparel and accessories from umbrellas
http://www.himane.com/

Jean Shin – sculpture and installation using broken umbrellas
http://www.jeanshin.com/

Amanda Schachter and  Alexander Levi of Slo Architecture – environmental project with NYC youth using broken umbrellas
http://www.sloarchitecture.com/

Umbrella Sky Project – an umbrella installation in Portugal
http://whenonearth.net/umbrellas-float-streets-agueda-portugal/

Anna Meister – a glowing umbrella installation in Australia
http://viola.bz/glowing-umbrella-installation-by-anna-meister/

Bryant Holsehnbeck – installations
http://www.bryantholsenbeck.com/index.html

DIY – recycling old light bulbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXzNq2qsyu4
http://101craftideas.com/craft-ideas/80-light-bulb-crafts

Friday, July 31, 2015

Recycle Art Links


Bonnie Coulter – collaged relief sculptures
http://www.coulterart.ca/

Cyrus Kabriu – sculptural spectacles
http://www.ckabiruart.daportfolio.com/

Elisabeth Lecourt – love her map dresses
http://www.elisabethlecourt.com/

Lee Middlehurst – mosaics using CDs
http://www.lifecyclemedia.co.uk/

Matthew Bartik – fork art
http://www.fork-art.com/

Aaron Foster – license plate art
http://www.aaronfoster.com/

Haitian Metal Art – from used oil drums
http://www.haitimetalart.com/

Paul Villinski – angel wings from found gloves
http://recyclenation.com/2010/07/angels-wings-workmans-gloves

Susanna Bauer – uses found natural objects
http://www.susannabauer.com/

Daniel Scott Jr – mosaics using recycled candy and drink labels
http://www.recycledmosaics.net/