4 Designers That Create Eco Friendly Handcrafted Art
A work of art is definitely a matter of inspiration for the creator but also a result of the materials he will consider using. So, in addition to the classic materials that one recognizes in a work of art, there are also those that come from rubbish, recyclable materials, or objects that one does not think one could place in an artwork. And yet, then you will see creations that have emerged from the idea of artists to compose materials that you can not even imagine. If we were to list the four most influential artists that stand out from this particular art, who would they be?
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4 Designers That Create Eco Friendly Handcrafted Art
Matthew Cusick
Matthew Cusick, a 43-year-old artist living and working in New York, creates collages using a variety of materials. His recent work is a set of elaborate collages made entirely of geographical and territorial maps. Cusick collects old maps from various books, from antique shops, individuals but also from ebay and then cuts them into pieces, depending on the work he wants to create. Seas with waves, portraits of celebrities, animals, residential areas, and roads are created from recycled maps, making the best use of paper. The artist devotes several hours to his creations, while as he says before, he knows the pattern he wants to create to cut the corresponding pieces from each map.
Lee Kyu-Hak
Korean artist Lee Kyu-Hak creates replicas of well-known works by Van Gogh using pieces of styrofoam in an effort to honor the 19th-century Dutch painter. Lee uses styrofoam to imitate every touch of Van Gogh, then covering the parts with stripes of newspapers and magazines in various colors to give the final result ideally. His works are displayed in multiple galleries around the world, including the “Black Square Gallery” in Miami and “Yesong Gallery” in Seoul, causing great interest in the world.
Max Zorn
The artist Max Zorn, equipped with many rolls of self-adhesive packaging tape and a scalpel, makes impressive portraits, the main feature of which is detail. The eyes, lips, hair and even the facial expressions are clear to the viewer, as Max has managed to create the multiple shades needed to highlight a face through the layers of stripes of the film he uses. That is, depending on the thickness of the film on each part of the face, the features are emphasized or not, creating stunning shadows where they should be, which then compose a different final result.
Mirella and Nicole Misfut
The two sisters, Mirella and Nicole Misfoot, use the art of creative recycling, collecting large quantities of glass bottles on the island of Corfu where they live and turning them into recycled creative works of art in the form of jewelry and valuable objects. Through this creative process, the two artists make quality jewelry and accessories for women and men under MiNiMis. The mission of MiNiMiS is to inspire people and start a discussion so that it contributes to the circular economy and raises respect for our planet and the materials we bring to it. Through their work, artists try to inspire more and more people to recycle and work professionally through ideas that can offer more than just a consumable product.
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3 Comments
Nicholas Herzero
Very interesting post. I really love it! 😊
michelegoesglossy
I really like this post and the work of Matthew Cusick is amazing!
lawrencegwen924
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