Galleries
Old milk cartons, used party poppers and empty drinks cans sound to me like a list of things to rinse, sort and put in the correctly coloured bins with no thought to how they might be reincarnated.
Well, apparently there is an art to recycling, and these objects have been used to make some the most interesting and individual art around. Recycled art tends to be commission based because of its unique nature, and is the perfect way to be green whilst getting your hands on a one-off work of art. See our gallery to discover recycling in a new light, and to find out the true meaning of one man's trash being another man's treasure...
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Green News
Michael Jackson was always a big fan of 'healing the world' so it may not come as a big surprise to hear that that the singer was on the verge of releasing a new song that warned about climate change before his sad death on Friday.
The as yet unnamed song, which the singer was said to have been composing two days before his death, is just part of a library of 'secret tunes', now set to be released posthumously.
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Recycling
If you're half the hoarder of junk that I am, you'll be excited to hear about a event coming up in London's Seven Dials next week. From the 22nd to the 29th of May, arts organisation Pollocks will be hosting a live art installation where they'll turn your old rubbish into works of art!
Read on for details
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Friday fun
I don't think I'll ever tire of clever and creative re-use ideas, and there are plenty of those to be found in the work of Annabeth Orton aka Glittermouse, who works with reused glass and tin to bring you richly decorated items which brighten and enhance interiors in a sustainably aware way.
Mouse, a selection of whose work you can see in the image above, is so committed to the idea of reusing discarded items that she's even been known to 'rescue' items such as discarded bottles and glasses from the streets in the aftermath of a Saturday night!
Read on over the jump to find out more about Glittermouse's work
Related: The art of upcycling: junky jewellery for spring | Remarkable recycled art by Robert Bradford
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Arts & information
How to look good naked is coming back to our screens later on in the year, so get ready for a fresh crop of 'bangers', bums, thighs and tummies - all enjoying their moment in the limelight thanks to the help and encouragement of stylist Gok Wan.
In the same spirit as many of his fashion contemporaries, Gok is coming over all green at the moment, and would love the chance to work his magic on a clean-living, eco counscious individual who's looking for a body confidence makeover.
Interested? Details on how to apply are after the jump.
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Green News
On Sunday 15th March participating Vue cinemas across the country will be screening The Age of Stupid; a post-apocalyptic tale set in 2055, after the world has been devastated by climate change.
Kicking off at 5:30pm, there will be a live satellite feed from the green carpet in London's Leicester Square where the film will be shown in a solar cinema tent. Oscar nominated Pete Postlethwaite, who stars in The Age of Stupid, will be arriving by a special solar car provided by Cambridge University's Eco Racing Team. Vue customers will be shown the arrivals as well as a post-film Q&A session, creating a "People's Premiere" experience. The event will also support "Not Stupid"; a campaign to build awareness around climate change that has been established by the film's director Franny Armstrong.
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Green News
Banksy's latest exhibit is interesting to me because in many ways I think all it's doing is showing in graphical form how many vegetarians already see the world. Set out like a quaint, oldy worldy pet shop, it explores how we have become so used to using animals for food, clothing and as pets that we forget about their true origins.
Follow the jump to find out what's inside...
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