Monday, July 25, 2011

Upcycling

Upcycling is my new favorite term...

How amazing to take an object that has already been created (for one purpose) and re-think it
 to create something new using the initial concept 
in a completely different way!

I heart  
THE NEW YORK TIMES - ARTS Section.


This article about The Museum of Arts and Design 
caught my eye
reminding me how much I heart the concept of 
Creation = Art.

It is:
USING OLD MATERIALS TO PUT A NEW FACE ON A MUSEUM



"Together the works broadcast loud and clear the museum’s ambition to upgrade its profile and segue from its previous concentration on craft to a hipper, more wide-ranging program" 
The New York Times


Take a look:


These images of Art made from up-cycled materials
not only are exciting,
but,
if you look in the background at the framed picture & flower,
they are equally as intriguing!


I am a HUGE butterfly fan... these up-cycled records shaped as butterflies are my favorite!


I always wondered what people did with their old frames... 
here is a great example!


"disposable materials yield thought-provoking beauty" 
The New York Times


"Such garments should be available to people who make it through the four jampacked floors of art and whatnot in the museum’s new jewel-box-like home without losing an eye or their sanity. The shows resemble an art seminar-cum-food-fight — an amazing cacophony that is by turns dismaying, enervating, infuriating and invigorating. I recommend a visit" 
The New York Times


I have been to a few of museums in NYC but never this one.
I am going to make it a MUST on my next trip!

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