Art has constantly reinvented itself since man first drew sketchy landscapes and hunting scenes on cave walls and started using different plants to produce life-lasting dyes. As the world evolved, so did art, turning into a complex elaborate manifestation of man's creative spirit as well as raising repulsion and controversy (think of Ryan Hirst's body-art exhibits and of political cartoons). Its forms are basically countless, ranging from kid-made-like ensembles of sticks and spots to Pollock's dripping techniques and today's sculpture trends, which are no longer anchored in stone but in materials you would least expect.

Nowadays, trash represents probably the ultimate in art as people have managed to extract the "beauty" out of waste, no matter its origins, and remodel it into genuine artwork that ca be analyzed and appreciated. Because of the decadent era we live in, as to some extent opposed to Renaissance, the artist's choice in means of conveying his message is also different. Actually, from the trash-flooded urban landscapes, a new form of art has emerged that could be labeled as "recycling-art". Car parts, tires in this case, can be welded into beautiful renderings of already well known art-work or animals in motion.

Inspiration can be easily found in the junk-yard as the artist "counter-sculpts" the desired object, such as a zebra. He gathers enough tires, then carefully trims and twists each of them until pieces of various sizes are obtained. Once this step has been accomplished he further proceeds to glue them together into a dazzling 3D puzzle that mimics life. Actually, the whole idea behind this can be seen as "rejuvenation", "rebirth" in the middle of a filthy devoid of reason modern world in which waste disposal in one of the biggest issues. What better way of getting rid of obsolete or broken unnecessary things than recycling them so they can be re-used and, better yet, transformed into works of art that have the potential of raising awareness over environmental issues and solutions as well as over energy-saving tips on how to live a cleaner life while contributing to building up self-esteem (I know the last part seems a bit peachy but hey, feeling good about yourself is a must and if you crap in the same place you eat, you must really have some low self-expectations, my friend).