The theme for this curatorial show is “reclaimed rubbish”, or more specifically artworks made exclusively from discarded materials and trash. All of the artists I researched for this show, all make their “junk” art for countless different reasons, but many are using their art as a way to comment or make a statement about the excessive amount of trash and waste abandoned by humans due to consumerism; or as a way to bring their message to the attention of humanity and to protest against war by using the confiscated misused weapons of war. All of the artists attempt to incorporate natural elements into their garbage sculptures as a way to draw attention to the very things that were destroyed (nature) in order for these creations to be built. All of the following art works in my opinions are constructed to establish emotions from the viewer that result in culpability or a catharsis as to how the audience has or has not contributed to the misfortunes of humanity that without, these artists would not have engaged in the creation of these works.Tumblr (3.0; @reclaimingrubbish)http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v2yiS3QB1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20354212463http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20354212463Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:54:17 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v2w4ZbaY1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>H.A. Schult - “Trash People Project” </p> <p>army of 1000 men made of all trash</p> <p>At Pyramids at Giza</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20354156755http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20354156755Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:52:51 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v2utPxDn1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>H.A. Schult - “Trash People Project” </p> <p>army of 1000 men made of all trash</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20354127410http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20354127410Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:52:03 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v2rp9U801rsmdc0o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Dave Hind</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20354056030http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20354056030Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:50:13 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v2q7fILj1rsmdc0o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>Dave Hind - “Handstone”</p> <p>reclaimed steel and Limestone</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20354021614http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20354021614Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:49:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v2noFxQo1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yuko Oda - “Convergence”</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353962442http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353962442Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:47:47 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v2mnSHeA1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yuko Oda - “Convergence”</p> <p>Plastic, paper hangers, aluminum cans, styrofoam 2008</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353939102http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353939102Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:47:10 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v2jc7VV41rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Jeff Madeen- “Bridging Consciousness”</strong></p> <p><br/>Installation of CD’s/DVD’s over water</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353862804http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353862804Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:45:12 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v2fioeUW1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hybrid Creation</p> <p>Sheep-man</p> <p>Yong Ho Ji</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353769584http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353769584Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:42:51 -0400sheepmantire sculpture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v2dhtUvF1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Jaguar</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353723740http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353723740Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:41:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v2alB3px1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Yong Ho Ji- “Deer”</strong></p> <p><br/>Ji is a Korean artist specializing in sculpture of used tires</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353656132http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353656132Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:39:39 -0400Yong Ho Jitire sculptureartused tiresanimal sculpture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v240xv2V1rsmdc0o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>NYC Peace Angel</p> <p>Lin Evola-Smidt</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353503129http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353503129Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:36:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v238tqvh1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Lin Evola-Smidt -“<em>Renaissance Peace Angel”</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><br/></em></strong>melted down weapons</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353485342http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353485342Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:35:32 -0400sculptureweaponspeace<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v1ysJY8R1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tim Noble and Sue Webster- ”Ms. Understood and Mr. Meanor”</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353382730http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353382730Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:32:51 -0400shadow sculpturearttrash art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v1v4Ajb81rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Tim Noble and Sue Webster- <em>“Dirty White Trash with Gulls”</em></strong></p> <p><strong><br/></strong></p> <p><br/></p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353300887http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353300887Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:30:39 -0400tim nobletrash sculpturesshadow sculptureswhite trashart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v1owsUzY1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p> LIMITED CUBE!</p> <p>Cube from Yankee’s World Series Victory Parade</p> <p><strong>Tom Deininger - </strong>all cubes are hand picked, signed, numbered and dated to make each one unique.</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353158288http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353158288Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:26:00 -0400nycyankees world seriesrecycled art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v1jtJXy11rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hand picked trash off NYC streets by Justin Gignac</p> <p><br/></p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353043271http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20353043271Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:23:52 -0400justin gignacnycrecycled artnyc trash<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v1e81Fww1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>close up of Clam Shell</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20352918991http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20352918991Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:20:32 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v1ddm6Zs1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Clam Shell made of discarded cigarettes found on a beach</p> <p>Tom Deininger</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20352898232http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20352898232Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:20:01 -0400recycled arttom deiningercigarette art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1v1azc8zN1rsmdc0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bunny Rabbit made of found cigarette filters</p> <p>Tom Deininger</p>http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20352845435http://reclaimingrubbish.tumblr.com/post/20352845435Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:18:35 -0400