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NDI Gallery Art sculptures

These are sculptures made from recycled plastics I.E pegs, children's toys, buttons ect. ect.

Recycle in Art form

I have been doing some research on how recycling is influenced within Art. I found some links on the Internet from an Art gallery called NDI. This gallery focuses on using discarded everyday objects and creating them into three-dimensional artistic compositions. This specific art from originates from the early 20th century. Artists known for using this technique are :
Robery Rauschenberg
Man ray
Marcel Duchamp
Pablo Picasso.
In today's world, the genre encompasses everything from Eco-friendly art work to cheap recycled crafts. Few people now are unaware of just how amazingly creative recycled art form can be.
At this gallery they set out to assemble the finest examples they can find from around the world. This gallery is also designed to promote public awareness of recycled assembled art. They set out to showcase the Eco-friendly art to an increasing wider audience.
I enjoyed looking around this website as it changed my opinion and perception within art, about how it's not just about putting a paintbrush to paper, it's about exploring different techniques using everyday things that we just presume is rubbish and turning it into some breath taking Artwork.
Here are some images of the sculptures formed at this art gallery. The first three are sculptures of Nike Blazers, Titanium. I found it very appropriate to add these images into my research as the Nike Blazer trainers are a massive hit all over the world right now. The trainers have gone down like a storm in the fashion culture. This shows how fashion, art and recycle can be linked together. Something that was brought to our attention many decades ago (recycle art) is still being used now to change options and perceptions within climate and social changes.

CHRISTOPHER RAEBURN DESIGNS

Christopher Raeburn

Christopher Raeburn is a fashion designer known for his utilisation of Re-appropriated Military fabrics to create garments that are Functional, intelligent and Meticuously Crafted. His inspiration comes from the challenge of Creating ethically aware Men's and women's wear. He is very well known for the quality and the very precise attention to detail that he acquires in each and every one of he's garments.
Being a graduate from the Royal College Of Art, he went on to gain a lot of experience by working his way through a number of London fashion houses. Christopher then set up a studio and began his work on the future of ethical design.  Moving on further in his career he was then hand picked out for the camouflage exhibition at Londons imperial war museum and was featured in Hywel Davies publication '100 new Designers'
Raeburn showcased his first collection ' Inverted'  during Fashion week 2008. This collection consisted of reversible garments. In 2009  he showcased his Men's wear range, earned awards from the International Ethicical Fashion Forum and garner support from Esthetica, enabling him to show at Londons Fashion week that September.
All of Raeburns garments are remade in England and produced in East London. He was the first designer to be awarded both NEWGEN mens and women's ware sponsorship in the same season. He creates incredible and original creations at every London Fashion week.

Recycle Designers

Here is a designer that I have been studying. Gary Harvey, Couture fashion with a conscience.  Gary Harvey first drew attention to his couture recycled clothing on the London catwalk in February 2007. This was with his very stunning dress made from 30 ' Financial Times' news papers. This was showcased in the Estethica Exhibition. Gary produced this range of clothing to change people's opinions and perceptions on second hand clothing. He explained that "Good quality second hand clothing, people wear It once or twice then discard it because its suddenly deemed aesthetically unimportant And out of date when there are years left of life in the garment.

 His collection "was a comment about thinking about the real cost of the garment that you buy, about that cost being natural resources, exploitation of labour, the biodegradable nature of garments."

Other dresses are made from discarded wedding dresses, laundry bags and t-shirts. All of which have an accompanying statement about why that item of clothing was chosen.