Absolutely Amazing Animal, Reptile and Bird Sculptures Crafted Out of Found Trash

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Jan 12, 2017 at 3:44pm PST

Portuguese street artist Bordalo II creates absolutely amazing animal, reptile and bird sculptures out of gathered street trash, old cars, used objects and items from abandoned factories, junk yards and construction sites. In doing so, the artist seeks to bring awareness of the wastefulness of society at large by building structures all around the world.

I was born in Lisbon, 1987. I belong to a generation that is extremely consumerist, materialist and greedy. With the production of things at its highest, the production of “waste” and unused objects is also at its highest. “Waste” is quoted because of its abstract definition: “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”. I create, recreate, assemble and develop ideas with end-of-life material and try to relate it to sustainability, ecological and social awareness.

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Dec 25, 2016 at 1:43pm PST

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Jan 8, 2017 at 2:30pm PST

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Sep 25, 2016 at 12:54pm PDT

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Sep 19, 2016 at 2:33pm PDT

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Aug 15, 2016 at 12:38pm PDT

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Sep 12, 2016 at 12:23pm PDT

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Sep 10, 2016 at 11:59am PDT

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Sep 5, 2016 at 2:24pm PDT

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Apr 3, 2016 at 1:41pm PDT

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