In honor of Monday being Earth Day we're mentioning an artist who adds some awesomeness to the world - he reuses and makes beauty - he makes mechanical animals from salvaged scrap metal parts (we can see fasteners all through his animals) -
Chris Cole. So not only are they beautiful but they move - they come to life!
Below are some photos from his website -
Chris Cole Designs. Be sure to check out the website so you can also see videos of the creatures moving. Watching them move sort of has a calming effect. They are, as I said, beautiful but they also have a deep peacefulness to them when they move.
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| The Condor vulture |
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| Claude the fish |
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| The Subaru fish |
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| Wilson the penguin's wings actually flap. |
Also
1800recycling.com has a great article about him by Caz Davidson that talks about how the artist is intersecting nature and industry and what motivates him. It's worth reading.
Those are amazing pieces of art! I can't believe he actually uses different kinds of scrap metal calgary fasteners. Definitely some awesome artwork! Thanks for sharing!
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