With the abundant amount of resources that we have we’re using a lot and we’re also WASTING even more. The hardest part is figuring out what to DO with all of the waste- what better thing that to take the waste and make something beautiful out of it?! Some of the most beautiful art has come from something “not so beautiful” in the first place- it’s all about the creative spin and how you use it! These artists figured out a way to make other peoples “trash” their artistic treasure.

1. The “Hungry God”

My question is, who’s kitchen did they raid to make such a cool skull with utensils?! The stainless steel skull is now in the possession of a billionaire French businessman who also happens to have the most extensive collection of contemporary art. Gee, I want to know that guy?! I wonder if he bought those people new spoons?

2. “Forevertron”

This whole “park” reminds me of something you’d see in a Pixar film! That’s an incredible feat as an artist to be able to create a whole land that reminds someone of a futuristic Disney film! The artist Tom Every also known as Dr. Evermor created this entire structure out of recycled scrap metals! Forevertron itself stands 50 feet tall, 120 feet wide, 60 feet deep and weighs 320 tons.

3. The Bike Arch

I’ve always wanted to attend Burning Man and now I have even more reason to go and see an incredible piece of “art” like this. The arch was created by artists Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector, took its formation a few years back in Black Rock Desert, NV, when they were commissioned to create an “entryway” to the area where attendees of Burning Man placed their bikes! I suppose if you forgot yours, you could always just try and take one from the arch?…. Hm…do you think you could still ride these things?!

4. The “Alien”

I’ve always wondered what happens to all of the old cars that go off to the junkyard- do they just sit there and take up our beautiful land?! Well, I suppose they do in some cases and in this case artists Terrence Willment used old car parts to recreate the “Alien” from the cult classic movie, “ALIEN.” All I know if whether it’s a car or an actual alien, I wouldn’t want to run into this thing in a dark alley…..nope.

5. The “lunch” snowman

I’m not sure what’s more disturbing- the fact that there’s a snowman that probably smells like old ham, or that children eat THIS MANY LUNCHABLES. A local daycare center in Canada constructed this “snowman” with recycled lunchables, juice boxes, and other lunch products from children’s lunches. All I have to say is- how about feeding your children more FRESH FOOD?

6. The “record wave”

As a music lover and musician- I’ve accumulated a whole lot of records! I’ve also found a few spots that sell old records for 50 cents! I’ve seen plenty of recycled jewelry made out of records and even BOWLS! All you do is pop the record in the microwave, or leave it in yoru car overnight and you’ve got a cool “wavy” looking vinyl- looks like the artist knew what happens to records in heat and they created a “wave” of records….surfin’ the music wave!

7. The “house waste Elephant”

This clever artist created the recycled elephant out of standard household waste! If you think about it, what was the last thing you did with your old computers?….you should just make a crazy lawn elephant out of it?!

8. The “Gas Station

How about all of those abandoned buildings out there?! Jennifer Marsh an artist and environmentalist activist learned that there were over 200,000 abandoned gas stations across America and she deiced to turn one into a piece of art! What if we did this with all abandoned buildings?….

9. Trash people

You’ve got to be careful about what kind of trash you put into these “people” you don’t want any stinky trash, that’ll deflect people from checking out the art! There are 1000 trash men in total, all of which are constructed out of aluminum cans, computer parts, and plastic. CRAZY! That’s a lot of trash!

10. The Airplane House

The Airplane house isn’t only a residence, but it’s also a piece of ART! Instead of having a regular mobile home, the owner decided to buy an old Continental Airlines 727 and convert it into a home! In fact, she only paid $2,000 dollars for it…that’s one inexpensive piece if property!

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