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Everyone is familiar with advertising giant Leo Burnett. They are legendary makers of countless commercials for the biggest brands. But the best and one of the most inspiring works of art however are not only found in their archives. In the New York office of Leo Burnett, there is an artwork that depicts the logo of Leo Burnett. This artwork has been completely designed using recycled keys from keyboards. A simple pencil design with Leo Burnett written on it is an inspiring creation. 

Artist Nemo Gould creates hypothetical sci fi beings in as his sculptures and art forms. His artwork is created from trash collected from dumpsites and then he uses his imagination to create design forms that are alluring, mysterious and remarkably creative. His creations are abstract as well as humanoid in nature. However there is one message that each of them sends across aloud. And that message is to promote recycling. His work has been exhibited on all forms of popular media including TV and magazines.

Designer Henrique Oliveira makes eco art using materials that have been discarded. The primary component of her art work is plywood that she salvages from the dumpsters in Sao Paulo. This plywood is the one that has been discarded as redundant fences and such like. However when one sees the designer’s creations, it is impossible to fathom that the components have been derived from such commonplace sources. The elegance of the art form combined with the resourcefulness ensure that the viewers feel the aesthetic impact.

There is no better way of informing the need of recycling than by using the most obvious form of delivering it. TRASHed- The Art of Recycling focuses on dustbins as the mode of depiction of the idea. Dustbins have always been around but we always fail to notice them because of their obvious presence. The program aims at using bins and painting them in artistic and attractive manner so that even if you want to, you would not be able to ignore them.

Beauty is all pervasive and it is evident from the art forms created by artist Warren Muller. The artist has put together regular items like water hose, wheel, kitchen utensils all of which have been discarded but the artist found them and put them to excellent use. He has created lighting systems that are colorful yet elegant, charming yet utilitarian. These “lamps” and “chandeliers” are some of the most graceful artistic creations made out of collating and attaching disposable items. However they run the idea of recycling right home!

Japanese artist Tadashi Kwamata creates artwork in wood. His work is created on a grand scale and the artist uses old scraps of furniture and wood only to create his work. The artist has not restricted his work at galleries. He displays them wherever he deems fit they would pass on the message for recycling. He uses the wood collected form scrap yards and homes to create humungous structures. All these items have one purpose; spread the message to save the environment and reuse items as much as possible.

The “Wind Brought Us the Crisis” is an art portrait created by Gustavo Sanabria which consists of news paper, specifically the financial times section. Each of these news paper sheets are highlighted by lights being placed underneath them and making them glow. These papers were placed and then blown on the steps of the  Stock Exchange in Madrid. The photographer took the perfect shots that forms this collection of pictures which have been created to highlight the economic crisis that has affected all countries.

Nothing sends a message across better than an artistic campaign. Fost Plus has come up with a simple and an effective ad campaign against littering. This campaign has a tag line that says “Litter Belongs in the trash bin”. However it is not the tagline but the art that it brings with it catches attention. The campaign features a magazine with litter on it. Raw in creativity and effectiveness of this art form is what has made this campaign really successful.

Artist Bernard Pras is one of the most famous artists who is well known for his 3D portraits. The artist uses items of daily use including broken toys and their component parts. The artist also uses plastic items thrown away or any metallic item that he can use. However the final art form is so different from the usual ones that the viewer who might have been watching the preparation will be taken aback. The artist creates in the true spirit of recycling. 

Artist Garry LeMaster is an artist who does something that is surprisingly unique and almost unknown. The artist is known for his excellent craftsmanship on egg shells. He has found a stupendous use of eggs and his craftsmanship depicts how to use daily items to create something par excellence? His artwork comprises of detailed textures on the egg shell which though makes them delicate, but also show the nuances of details that can be created on something as fragile as an egg.

Artist Brian Dettemer is a professional artist who is known to create abstract designs made from books that have no longer got any use. The artist uses his creative bent of mind and hi aesthetic sense to transform these books into such beautifully crafted items that defy the conventional norms of beauty. He uses singular and multiple books to create his exquisite art work, which are all exhibited in different art galleries. His audacious style certainly shows yet another form of art that has been unknown.

Using Old books to create astounding sculptures is the new form of use of discarded books. Creative students of a school in U.S.A. have found books as a platform for learning in a totally different form. They use old books to create vivid sculptures made out of paper. These items stand out of the books and create an art form that belies the age of the maker. The creative blend and refreshing ideas provoke out of the box thinking and promote recycling as well.

Artist Sandy Smith has created one of the most exceptional designs using recycled monitors. This is called the Mauritian Sunset. The design has been created by the use of redundant computer monitors and cabinets. They have been put together and set up to glow to create what the artist deems the Mauritius sunset to be. This is one of the art forms that is charismatic in its simple form. It has grabbed attention of the art community worldwide owing to its glaring exhibit of redundant electronic items to be recycled.

Recycled artwork can be used in architecture to create spectacular designs. Australian brand Aesop which specializes in botanical skin care products has built a retail store which has a ceiling made out of empty recycled bottles. This ceiling has got a wave form and the bottles as they glint in the light offer one of the most spectacular views in the interiors of the building. The bottles have been used as a part of innovative design and as a part of promotion of recycling and the appropriate use of natural resources.

Artist peter Root has used thousands of transformer pins to create an art form that won him a coveted award at Satchi Art Gallery Exhibition in 2006. His artwork exhibits a modern cityscape. This design is called Transformer and it is dedicated to the growth of urban life. The artist has twisted and folded the transformer pins to create immaculate structures including buildings and roads. Individually, every part looks like a transformer pin collection. Collectively, the whole vision defines a metropolis.

Italian artist Franco Recchia creates “mixed media” sculptures using parts of discarded electronic items. His art work focuses on urban landscape and similar themes. His ability to identify a component part of an electronic device as a useful building block of his creations is exemplary. He has created amazing urban landscape designs which resemble real and fictional cities both. However the fact that all components can be reused in some way or the other is the center of the theme of his drawings.

Designer Erika Iris Simmons uses discarded audio and video tapes to create some of the most immaculate creations in recycled art genre. She used the actual magnetic tape in these cassettes to form designs and portraits which are innovative, beautiful and very life like. Her art is surreal and one of its kind. Her design collection is called Ghost in the Machine which comprises of some very impressive art forms. Most of all, she has exhibited one of the finest uses of magnetic tapes.

Now you do not have to throw away the news paper. Recycled news paper shoes have made waste newspaper a commodity to retain. Designer of these shoes has ensured that no paper goes waste. Three and a half pages of one news paper makes one shoe. These are ballet flats that have been dipped in plastic for additional durability. Made in Taiwan, these shoes show the creativity and the innovative talent that exists in the far east. This talent makes it all bankable too.

If you are planning to throw away your excess garbage bags, then the first thing that you need to know is that they can be converted into remarkable gowns that have become a high point in couture. Made from 100% recycled garbage bags, the Mise A Sac collection comprises of some of the best high couture attire made of plastic. These designs have been exhibited in a number of shows. They truly inspire recycling innovatively and promote the use of non bio degradable materials in fashion.

The smallest and the most trivial of all things can be an artist’s tool and candy wrappers are no exceptions. Ecoist.com has created an exquisite line of hand bags that have been created using candy wrappers. Each of these handbags have been created using carefully selected candy wrappers. These wrappers are sewn together to create each of the exquisite hand bags that are a part of this collection. The goal is to inspire people of making positive changes to benefit the environment.