Junk Art

Amy Winehouse Portrait In Pills

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 10.13.2011

L.A. based artist Jason Mecier has captured Amy Winehouse in this incredible portrait made out of 5,000 multi-colored painkillers. The soul singer...

PHOTOS: Building Made Out Of Household Junk

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.31.2011

From Inhabitat: No, the pile of chairs, tables, doors and goodness knows what else that you see before you isn't the result of a storm or a tornado...

Artist Turns Cigarette Butts Into Beautiful Woven Rug

Treehugger | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 05.25.2011

Puerto Rican artist Jesus Bubu Negron ... roped street cleaners into collecting cigarette butts so he could make the rug shown above. ...

French Artist Builds A Mountain Of Clothes

AOL | Ben Muessig | Posted 05.25.2011

Using 30 tons of discarded pants, shirts, jackets and dresses, acclaimed artist Christian Boltanski has created a morbid artwork in New York's Park Av...

Junk Art (PHOTOS): 10 Amazing Artists Using Recycled Materials

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

Junk can be a beautiful thing, if you have the eyes to see it. From litter off the streets to odds and ends in the house, these artists from around th...