Garbage In Art Out

The greatest artistic creative genius I've ever seen, have been those who can turn garbage into art. Not just gluing together junk, but really making waste into something unique, cool, and well, something you'd put into your home for instance. There's something to be said about recycling and repurposing of those items we commonly throw away. There is all sorts of industrial waste in the manufacturing process, as well as items we purchase that have a lower life expectancy.

The ability to take trash and garbage and turn it into art, or something intriguing that is fascinating to look at is; a skill all of its own. I have often said that the true geniuses of our time, that is to say the creative genius artists of our era are those who can do this, create art that can command a high price tag from junk. Over the years while traveling through the United States I had stopped into museums in many parts of the country. I traveled to many areas where artisans congregate, and thrive, feeding off each other's energy.

Some of the best art I've ever seen in my life has come from garbage, trash, or junk that has been reworked, re-welded, repurposed, and recycled into something spectacular. Best of all the artists don't have much in material costs, therefore it is mostly profit. In fact they are using their minds to do a lot with very little. Just think if we all used our minds to do this, how little we might actually throw away, and how more efficiently we could run our factories, production, and even households.

After all, anything that is not used is waste, and it is thrown away. It ends up in a landfill, or a dump somewhere, and eventually it decays and those elements leach into the soil, causing perhaps ground water pollution. However, if we can repurpose these items for a couple of more rounds, and waste less, then we are providing efficiency for our civilization, and that's a good thing. Any artist who can do this is not only one with the environment, but they are also one with humanity, and using their brain power and creative genius to make us all better.

Perhaps you are an artist who recycles old junk and have a story to tell? If so I'd like to help you tell that story, because what you are doing is good for the planet, it's good for the world, and it shows the human race they can do more to recycle, reuse, and repurpose. Indeed I hope you will please consider all this and contact me by e-mail.

Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank. Lance Winslow believes writing 23,300 articles by May 23, 2011 is difficult because all the letters on his keyboard are now worn off.

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