Art from Sports

One might think of this as a statue of a dog made out of old sneakers. In so doing, one would be remarkably astute. For it is in deed a statue of a dog, and in deed made out of old sneakers.

It is this very fact, the fact that it is made out of old sneakers, that makes this statue, for all its artistic cunning, of such great interest to us, and also to me. It is one of nine such artworks, each made from sports-like accessories and apparel, each demonstrating how one person's junk can become the very stuff of one other person's art.

Many more examples of this clearly enlightened, and light hearted fun-eco-sports-centered art initiative can be found here. I quote:

"RECYCL'art is art created from used sports equipment, including balls, rackets and shoes. Our goal is to promote the 'reuse' of goods in an enjoyable and positive way, and sports, which represents fun and friendship, is the ideal theme to express these ideas.

As we train harder and harder at sports we often grow attached to the balls, rackets or shoes that we use, but then quickly discard them when they become worn, broken or old. RECYCL'art is a great way to give new life to old sports equipment."

Much the same could be said about Junkyard Sports, and probably will.