The Art of Trash Talk

The opening for Trash to Treasure Creative Reuse Center's  2011 Trash2Art Show  on September 15th was the place to see and talk trash.  At this gratifyingly green, zero waste event, all art was made from recycled materials saved from the landfill. Or in the case of the Museum of Litter's three entries, upcycled from beach litter and saved from the Atlantic Garbage Patch. The Exhibit runs through September 30th in Fort Lauderdale, FL at ArtServe. Be sure to check it out. Here's a photo of the

Museum of Litter entries  -- made from litter, of course :-)

Top Left: Have a Heart, 33x23, made from Cigarette butts and mounted on silk matboard. Bottom Left: Mermaid Angel of Litter #19, 8x10 (excluding frame), made from littered BlowPop candy wrapper; Right: Florida Keys,18x24, lost and littered keyspainted with acrylic and mounted on acrylic painting of Florida. Embellished with cuphooks to be a functional key holder.

To see photos of the entire show visit Trash2Treasures Facebook page. Here are photos of closeups of a few of my favorites:

Gah Gah Stix, by Bonnie Bramson Reiter:

Cracked Buddha by detour butterfly (Nikki Saraiva):

The Good Host by detour butterfly (Nikki Saraiva):

Leaf of Faith by Daniel Mauri (9-12 grade)

 

Gertrude by Beth Katz

 

Various pieces by detour butterfly (Nikki Saraiva):

 

Downward Dog, Fritz Leip:

 

Trash Bags upcycled into Purses by Pilar Batlle :

 

Eco Green Wedding Dress by Janaina "Jenna" Braga:

First Place Adult Artist Winner: (Tie with Bonnie Bramson Reiter's City City Bang Bang)

 

Getting Trashed by Vicki Rethemeyer:

AIM: Architects in the Making. 1st PLACE 6th - 8th Grade. The kids conceived, collaborated and built this sustainable city with only recycled materials in one week.  AIM is an eco leadership summer camp created by Valerie J. Amor. This was done in coordination with the AIA Fort Lauderdale Chapter through the Committee on the Environment (C.O.T.E. Committee) of which Ms. Amor is co-chair. Valerie J. Amor, Drawing Conclusions LLC, and Eco Logical Real Estate + Community Builder LLC.