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Manufacturers are jumping on the green movement wagon and coming up with eco friendly solutions for improving the environment rather than adding to the pollution. The environmental revolution is stirring interest in many people as it takes center stage in most areas. Artists are also producing eco friendly art to send out messages to people on the advantages of using recycled materials for bringing out their creative instincts and finding peace. There is no doubt that this sort of awareness has changed the cultural mindset of many as upcycled gifts are exchanged or created using discarded materials that are in surplus and require to be properly disposed. Everyone is now eager to contribute to helping the planet by exchanging eco-friendly gifts and going green. Recycled sculptures are created by artists who use their initiative and enthusiasm to melt materials such as metal and make some stunning masterpieces. They use old weapons, cars that have been scrapped and other items of discarded computers or heavy machinery to recreate popular TV characters, monsters, animals or abstract forms. The junk that is normally sent to landfills are used by artists as many organizations hold trash art competitions to create awareness. The importance of erasing carbon footprints by reuse of objects is encouraged and many online art galleries have mushroomed to display eco friendly art. NDI Gallery has an amazing collection of recycled sculptures and other art forms created by some of the best artistes. One of them is Nadia Illife who explores the relationship between people and the technologies created by them. She blends reactive metals such as copper and titanium with recycled objects such as old computer parts and antique clocks. Some of her works are up in museums and corporations as well as on the online art NDI gallery. Mark Langan creates sculptures using mainly recycled corrugated boxes. He handcrafts each piece using a razor blade and a cutting edge, mat and some glue which is non toxic. He is also a commissioned artist who is now working on a logo for Ripley’s Believe it or Not, to be displayed at their Florida headquarters. Andrew Chase spends his time on photography when he is not welding or making furniture. He is a highly talented assemblage artist who creates mechanical animals using recycled plumbing and automobile parts. Dedication and commitment to projects is important and these artists find this type of art satisfying as they are able to communicate to the masses and encourage them to live in cleaner and healthier surroundings. If you are artistically inclined and wish to contribute your works to this dedicated cause, you can check out the website of NDI Gallery. Once you become a member, you will have many opportunities to exhibit your works. Each piece has to be approved by this non-profit organization before you are invited to display your art forms. Come up with original ideas using hobby materials that you may have stored in your lifetime or collect some material that is waste and use it artistically to come up with a masterpiece. Resource box: If you are artistically talented and have some recycled sculptures to display, contact NDI Gallery. They have an online website that showcases eco friendly art that has been created using upcycled objects.
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