Made entirely out of different canned food brands, these pieces are all part of the 19th annual Canstruction, a huge food drive and art event. Over 100,000 cans were used to create these magnificent sculptures, with figures inspired everything from the Titanic and Angry Birds to even Lady Gagas' shoes.
Twenty-six architecture and design firms participated in this year's Canstruction event taking place at the World Financial Center in New York. The exhibition runs from now till November 21st and along with the sculptures, all cans collected will go towards local community food programs for Thanksgiving.
Ivan Lovatt spent his childhood in Africa, England, Wales and Germany. When not outside enjoying the natural environment, Ivan was drawn to all forms of artistic expression, and began drawing birds and African wildlife. As an adult, Ivan worked mostly in construction, but art was always an important part of his life. Ivan would spend all of his spare time learning about art, experimenting and trying to explore each medium to its potential. Ivan exhibited his sculpture and paintings in group exhibitions at the Guildhall Grantham, before emigrating to Australia in 1994.
Swiss artist Tom Samui has been creating junkyard wonders for the last decade or so. He works with a team of 15 people creating these amazing sculptures. Tom has created hundreds of these sculptures, entirely made out of scrap car and motorcycle parts.
You’ll find animals, vehicles, people, creatures from fantasy and even some furniture in his collection. Many of the sculptures aren’t small, either. His T-Rex is about 28 feet in height. The build process involves collecting cars from a junkyard, then sorting through the parts. Then they are cleaned, and welded together, then polished and lacquered. Nothing is wasted. It takes about 400 hours to complete a large sculpture. This translates to about two to three months.
