VHS, Cassette Tape & Video Tape Art

While considering what recycled materials I could use for the recycled brief my mum and dad were re-decorating the living room and one cabinet was full of old disney videos tapes that were off to the skip, so I decided to rescue them.
While looking for inspiration to create art from video tapes I online came acrosshttp://inspirationgreen.com/vhs-tape-reuse.htmlThis website is a collection of artists who use video tape and other unusual materials to make their art such as:

Zilvinas Kempinas - ColumnsMade from stretched video tape over plywood to create columns that are the same at every angle however look more transparent in the middle.



Williams Anastasi - Beethoven's Fifth SymphonyThis piece is created using a recording of Beethoven's Symphony on tape, it reminded me of art piece made by a past student that I have see in college made from fabric rather then draping tape.

Faux Fur Coat

This fur coat is a old second hand coat with a slight difference, woven into the fabric is cassette tape, created by Nancy Judd.
"Trashion"

 

"Electronics contain valuable materials such as glass, copper, aluminum, plastic and other components that can often be extracted and reused. In addition to valuable metals electronics often contain hazardous materials such as mercury. E-waste accounts for 70 percent of the overall toxic waste currently found in landfills. When placed in a landfill, even in small doses, these materials can contaminate soil as well as drinking water."

http://recyclerunway.com/fashions/faux-fur-coat/

1940s skirts

During the 1940's skirts designs became more simple because of the war and lack of supplies, such as material to make fabric. Posters advising the public to "make do and mend" rather then buy or make new were produced. However when new clothes were made they used less fabric compared to the previous decade so skirts like the pencil skirt fell into fashion.