Re-cyclator

well, we finally did it. in the freezing cold and wind, the rain and the beating sun, were done, what a blast . . . .

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here is the official statement:

Starting with a girl’s purple beach cruiser (!!!), this artcycle grew itself. One alteration lead to another till it became the multi functioning form you see before you.

Our intuition was to work within a trash/junk urban/industrial framework and thus a sidecar materialized from modified trash cans we attached to the bike. Eventually that grew into a “chariot” requiring a frame which in turn required more wheels and more support and thus other forms began to evolve, applied from elements we scavenged from various sources, including alleyways, an auto repair shop and dumpsters.

This project became a seamless evolutionary dialogue between the minds of two artists who relish the discovery of the sublime in the discarded, in the seen yet unseen, utilizing whatever materials are at hand, investigating the potential of functional items beyond their literal usage, disassembling and re-assembling them into unexpected realities.

A shape, be it a wheel, a curve, or a volume, possesses inherent energy that calls for support, contrast, or repetition in relation to other shapes. In the same way words come together as structures to render ideas, objects can be combined in ways that create new expressions, a unique visual language. But ultimately, this artcycle was made for the sheer pleasure of creation.

Ingredients include, but are not limited to:
Two adult bikes, 3 kids bikes, 1 vintage kids scooter, two trash cans, VW motor parts, steel table parts, steel tubing & angle bar galore, plant hangars, foot rest frame, bells, a thousand million nuts, bolts & washers & etc.

Enjoy!