A touring exhibition of 70 artworks from the Landfill Art Collection. Found objects transformed into art - what once began as a tool for industrialized society, then became an object of trash and now in its 3rd life, it has become a work of art.

1. What Goes Around . . . . .
Comes Around
Groovy Ride (On the Road)
by Vera Tataro
Prague, Czech Republic
A touring exhibition of 70 artworks
selected from
the LandfillArt Collection
Transforming
Found Objects
into Art
1. Found Objects Transformed
What once began as a tool for industrialized society, then
became an object of trash, and now for its third life, it has become a
work of art
2. The Car Experience.......
America's love affair with the automobile, and driving on the
“Open Road”
3. Driving in Style
Explores the lore and popular culture which surrounds some of
the iconic cars, and America's well-known highways and byways
4. Pop Culture and Music
As the automobile became more and more an extension of the
individual, it was natural that this was reflected in popular culture
Themes in the Exhibition
“ ..... If we don’t keep moving, following our personal compass as we continually rebuild
our environment and ourselves we will wither and die. What better way to apply the
theme than to resurrect something that was beaten down, tossed out as if it were used
up and give it the respect and new life it’s entitled to?" Carol Surface
1. Found Objects Transformed
Where Will You Go Today?
by Carol Surface
Beverly Hills, California
It is a Western obsession to
waste, disregard and abandon.
Like a hubcap that has been
fashioned for a single end use;
once the car becomes
obsolete, the hubcap becomes
worthless junk, an eyesore. Yet
it is still a beautiful object and
can find another use." Lorrain
Mailer
O+M = Values / Opportunity + Morals = Values
By Lorrain Mailer
Tunbridge Wells, Tennessee
2. The Car Experience
“I am inspired by the energy of the city at night. Through the use of vibrant
color, luscious brushwork and sense of motion, I am able to capture the
essence of the city." Alexandra Pacula
Dazzling Journey
by Alexandra Pacula
Brooklyn, New York
...... cars quickly became
essential appendages of
the American suburban
Iife-style.
3. Driving in Style
Nice Grille, What's Under the Hood
by Erick Johnson
Fort Collins, Colorado
The hubcap Is a response to the automobile age of the fifties with
exaggerated bumpers, fins an grilles, the more chrome, the better. Outlandish
and detailed, vintage mid century cars offered all the horsepower touting
strength, weight, shiny and glamour..” Erick C. Johnson
"The car has become... an article of
dress without which we feel
uncertain, unclad, and incomplete".
~Marshall McLuhan,
Understanding Media, 1964
4. Pop Culture and Music
America's love affair with the
automobile was most evident
in the music of the era.
Noteworthy
by Janice Elaine Cooper
San Antonio, Texas
Progressive Harmony
by Diane Whitely
Montgomery, Texas
“Oh Lord, won't you buy me a
Mercedes Benz.” Janis Joplin
In 2008, Ken Marquis, a Pennsylvania picture framer, had an
inspiration while milling around an auto show...........
“I started rushing up and down aisles buying old hub caps. I bought 41
rusted old hub caps that day. My friend thought I was crazy. I said ‘I
have an idea’.” - Marquis
Within days, he began calling artists to share in his vision of
transforming them into works of art. He invited each artist to
brainstorm a hubcap into art, and the resulting collection now includes
over 1,000 works by artists from around the world -- from every state,
and 50 countries.
Marquis’ idea led to the largest non-profit international art initiative of
its kind.
1,041 hubcap “metal and plastic canvasses” are now 1,041 exceptional
works of art -- kindling a powerful message of sustainable, green living
and the transformative power of Art.
The LandfillArt Collection
The LandfillArt artists are a
community in support of
the creative reuse of the
earth's resources.
The artists explored the
potential of re-using
materials -– and in their
hands, workroom scraps,
broken dishes, and even
recycled paint have
become art.
The Big Bang
by Maria Livrone
Plains, Pennsylvania
The Artists
With such a diversity of
creative expressions, the artists
created a body of work,
intending to make us pause,
ponder, and plan to make a
difference in our own world
......... As long as art has existed,
some of it has pushed people
to look beyond their comfort
zones .......
the artworks in this exhibition
seek to
open our eyes a little wider
Sunset at Hubcap Bay
by Gary Michael
Denver, Colorado
Petroleum Pearl
By Rosemary Luckett
Manassas, Virginia
"It is important that people see the
connections between their cars,
our distressed economy, and the
need to reduce our dependence on
cars especially oil powered
vehicles.” Rosemary Luckett
Untitled
by Sunny Belliston
Midvale, Utah
Time For Harmony
By Michelle Ciarlo-Hayers
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
“...it is imperative that
we understand the
effect of our actions
(or inaction) on our
planet. Our children–
and our children’s
children– are
depending on us to
find and Implement
solutions.”
Michelle Ciarlo-Hayers
Data SheetAvailable: 2016 - 2018 for 8 week
periods or longer
Participation Fee: inquire, -- depends
on length of display period
Security: 24 hour security. During
open hours, the exhibition must be
under surveillance
Temperature: 64 - 72 degrees F, with
2 degree variation
Humidity: 50% with 10% variation
Borrowing Institution responsible for
one-way transport costs and
Wall to wall insurance coverage from
prior institution and while on display
at host site
Nations Rising
by Connie W. Shaw
Franklin, Tennessee
Also Being Developed :
Assistance in developing
marketing and sales for the
museum boutique
A sponsorship package is being
developed to assist borrowing
institutions in their fund raising.
Catalogue: A richly illustrated
catalogue/book will be produced
in conjunction with the
exhibition that will include
statements of the artists, a history
of the LandfillArt Project.
Chevy to the Levee,
by Guinotte Wise
LaCygne, Kansas
Shirley Reiff Howarth
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Waste Not
By Kerri Warner
Sacramento, California
“I always try to use found objects in my work. The Landfillart project
appealed to me on many levels- being part of the community project, being
challenged by how to use a hubcap and the larger mission and purpose, to
create awareness of environmental issues." Kerri Warner
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