Garbage as art

In our modern society almost anything to someone is a form of art. What I find the most interesting is when people are able to take garbage and turn it into something beautiful. It isn’t really a form of remediation since garbage really isn’t media unless it is clearly brand names displayed. Yet to use something old and turn it into something new is.

In this first photo the picture is a random sculpture from a pile of old junk but in the shadow is a silhouette of two people sitting.

While this is an independent project the use of this type of artistry is becoming very common. Justin Gignac is 25 years old and sells garbage for a living. He graduated form the school of Visual Arts in New York city. He goes around New York picking up trash and making into sell able pieces of artwork. Mostly he puts his garbage into clear boxes which he calls “cubes” and over 700 of them can be found in 41 states and 19 countries around the world. Each cube is sealed and will never smell or even leak so there is no worry about the aroma getting into your household.

Check out his site for more information on him.

http://www.nycgarbage.com/home.html

There are even people out there who don't just turn their garbage into art but actually turn their garbage can into art. I think this is a great idea because what once was an ugly plan garbage can is now in it's own category of something beautiful. And you know what, it might just make people want to litter less.

On the same general theme of garbage even clothing can be made from garbage and or garbage bags. This also proves that it doesn't matter what you were it is how you wear it. These woman are gorgoues probably sucessful women and they are willing to put on plastic for the shake of art. I would too if I could look that good.

I find this new creative from of art very inspiring. I guess the saying is true, "One person's trash is another one's treasure."