Below are more examples of recycled art–a process that re-uses every day items that would otherwise go to the landfill and turns them into original pieces of art.

Tom Deininger

Deininger combed the beaches of Rhode Island for discarded cigarettes which he later compiled to make the shell below. The next piece is a self portrait, and the two others are renditions of one of Monet’s water lily paintings and, of course, a classic photo of Marilyn Monroe.

Michelle Stitzlein

Stitzlein founded Art Grange Studios with her husband in Ohio. This is where she exhibits the butterflies and moths which she makes out of piano keys, broken china, light sockets, handle bars, and too many other recycled items to mention.

Mark Langan

Langan is known for his “corrugated art.” To paraphrase the artist, the term refers to the celebration of the unique properties of a highly visible manufactured product–the cardboard box–through artistic and inventive means. These pieces, which can take 80-100 hours to make, are a statement about over-consumption and waste. Langan works with non-toxic glue, an exacto knife, and a lot of patience.

Related posts:

1. The art of garbage: part 2
2. The art of garbage: part 4
3. The art of garbage: part 5