Found art

Found object mosaic with keys, chain, pins, coins, and other bric a brac, mounted in a wood frame, black grout.

Los Angeles-based artist Alexandra Dillon paints on found objects – stuff that passes for the fabric of the modern world. Alexandra’s pictures look like details from Old Master paintings, you know, those atomically-expensive classic works hedge fund managers who value art for its exponentially growing price lend to the museum for a ticket-holders only exhibition. You … Continue reading "Artist Alexandra Dillon Paints Classic Portraits On Everyday Objects"

the harts gallery is proud to inaugurate its 2016 calendar with 'Unsettled Nostalgia', a solo exhibition by Syrian artist Mohamad Hafez.

Artist Jaime Molina works in 2, 2.5, and 3 dimensions, translating his aesthetic from large-scale paintings to sculptures, while also producing pieces that exist somewhere in-between. In this particular series, Molina has focused on bearded wooden heads, utilizing nails to form the hair of each of his subjects. Despite being placed haphazardly and with alternating sizes, theContinue reading "Figurative Found Wood Sculptures Pierced with Hundreds of Nails by Jaime Molina"

Found recyclable materials become art in the 3rd annual Recyclable Art Competition.

British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster created spectacular shadow art from seeming heaps of trash that actually are plays on light and shadow.

Michael Mapes Pin Ups are a series of 3D assemblages made of 1950s pin-up girls consisting of fractional photos and found objects.

In her "Plastic Classics" series, British artist Jane Perkins uses almost anything she can find – buttons, plastic toys, LEGO pieces, etc. - to re-create recognizable iconic paintings like DaVinci's Mona Lisa and portraits of stars like Albert Einstein and Nelson Mandela. Although she has her artistic roots in textile work, she works almost exclusively with plastic parts.