10
Jun
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure
Talk about one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Dario Tironi is an Italian artist known for sculpting fascinating sculptures made entirely of discarded items. Barbies, calculators, Coke cans, computer hardware, cables, plastic bottles and more are glued together and reformed to create a multitude of interesting pieces — all of which look like a startlingly accurate Trash Robot Family. A strong argument for looking at the mountains of trash we discard daily as having more purpose and use than we imagined…
via ignant
Great article. I just posted a similar one on my blog about an artist that makes robots from discarded items. Check it out and keep up the good work.
http://blurppy.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/himatic-robot-sculptures/