Tom Deininger’s art and sculptures made from “recycled” items are impressive. Take for example, this bunny made of unraveled cigarette filters:

And another cigarette creation:

Here is an American flag, constructed of kitschy found objects. Cultural commentary, perhaps?

Found object color fade:

And one of my very favorites, where “a light box was built to illuminate a butterfly made from chainstore plastic bags. Sale stickers were used to block out light and caution tape to create a background.”

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