Not everything you see is true and here are a series of shadow illusions:

Tim Noble (born 1966) and Sue Webster (born 1967), who work as a team, are among the most celebrated of their generation of British artists; they are associated with the post-YBAgeneration of artists emerging after the Young British Artists of the 1990s.

They live and work together in Shoreditch, East London. Some of their notable pieces are made from piles of rubbish collected from London streets. A light is projected against the pile, and the shadow on the wall creates an entirely different image, typically one of the couple themselves: this is not at all apparent from looking directly at the pile.

The art of projection is emblematic of transformative art. The process of transformation, from discarded waste, scrap metal or even taxidermy creatures to a recognizable image, echoes the idea of ‘perceptual psychology’ a form of evaluation used for psychological patients. Noble and Webster are familiar with this process and how people evaluate abstract forms. Throughout their careers they have played with the idea of how humans perceive abstract images and define them with a meaning. The result is surprising and powerful as it redefines how abstract forms can transform into figurative ones.

You can find more information in Tim & Sue’s gallery site

Haroshi makes these crazy art pieces recycling old used skateboards. The most important style is the wooden mosaic; skateboards may seem like they’re all in the same shape, but actually, their structure varies according to the factory, brand and popular skaters’ signature models.

With his experience and almost crazy knowledge of skateboards, Haroshi is able to differentiate from thousands of used deck stocks, which deck fits with which when stacked.

After the decks are chosen and stacked, they are cut, shaven, and polished with his favorite tools. By coincidence, this creative style of his is similar to the way traditional wooden Japanese Great Buddhas are built. 90% of Buddha statues in Japan are carved from wood, and built using the method of wooden mosaic; in order to save expense of materials, and also to minimize the weight of the statue.

Hiroshi says : “I believe that if the small things we do can connect to sustainability then we’re doing something right. I’m satisfied in my effort when people look at products and start thinking of ways to recycle”.

Haute Keys are retro-style pieces crafted from typewriter keys.

Jewelry and accessories use keys that are recycled from non-working antique typewriters – every item is unique.

You can contact the artist with your ideas to make a special, one-of-a-kind piece of wearable art,like cufflinks for the men of your life with initials, number or symbols

Another great idea are wine glass charms that will sure impression your guests or would be a prefect gift

This artist creates unique messages for unique people with these vintage typewriter keys and this is extremely chic in the modern Era!

Ask for  yours at hautekeys.com or info@hautekeys.com

Robert Bradford, an english artist born in London, began in 2004 experimenting with a series of sculptures which utilise plastic toys as their main modelling material, and which have now attracted consistent international attention. After trials with two unsatisfactory construction methods, he began screwing the toys into wooden armatures, which proved both strong and highly adaptable as a method.

“One day about four years ago out in the studio I was looking into my childrens box of outgrown / discarded toys which happened to be stored in the same building and responded to the random collection of colours shapes and forms they made. I figured that if I could find a way of putting them together to constitute a larger form they would have great potential as larger scale sculpture.”

“Some people of course just say they are rubbish which of course is perfectly true! Some find the sculptures beautiful/ curious/ scary/ weird/ emotional and etc. (which considering all they are really are , is bits of what is usually seen as trash) is great.”

He has exhibited widely and has work in public and private collections in England and America.

Amazing artist http://www.robertbradford.co.uk/

Giovanni Scafuro is an italian artist who began to work in artisans shops where he learned and applied the art of these amazing manual trades to create complementary furnishings.

Daily use objects change image! He says “this is a change of route in object’s life, thanks to recycle and reuse concept”. His true love goes to forks and so he’ve created jewels and house furnishing reusing them.

Objects and materials are for Giovanni an inexhautible source of inspiration and life interpretation: his manufactoring is in continuous metamorphosis, indeed… in progress!

And now Have a look at Giovanni Scafuro’s website

Growth in the culture of recycling and conservation Gibi learned first to decorate herself with her fantasies and then did it with others.

Each pin, each cap, every creative necklace is a mirror of her mood, of thoughts and situations.

Scrap of all kinds, costume jewelry, lace, fabrics, wood wastes, toys forgotten by the fast growing, parfume samples, pearls, ribbons, braids and glue marry sensations that come from outside and inside of this artist.

Little things became real symbolic messages because they are full of stories and smells of past; concepts to wear, decorative rhetoric.

You can find Gibi in her things and in her mail gibi.geppo@live.it or ceraunavolta.vintage@live.it

“The idea of re-using tires & inner tubes was born in 2003 when a friend asked me to make an artistic frame” says Barbara, and with the great help of Annalisa, “Bubu” for friends, they started to make an hard, great and unique job.

From the attraction by and the attention to waste and junk they decided to keep the recycling concept up and, together with the “do it by yourself” idea, they invest time and money into create artistic products, moving far away from consumer world. They decided to called their new concept and activity “Ròde “.

In 2006 was born the first dress – showed on glamour magazine 2007 – and at the same time they’ve created the first animal sculpture, mostly through re-using tires & inner tubes.
Then was born the POSTATOMIXIRCUZ Group, so Barbara and Bubu started to join art events, surreal shows creating fantastic creatures where design, art and recycled materials came alive together.

At the same time they made an amazing fashion line for everyday life: bags, dresses, shoes, hats….

If you want to find out more have a look at postatomixircuz’s my space. To contact them please write to postatomixircuz@hotmail.it