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Bordalo II Creates Lively Animal Portraits Using Trash and Found Objects

Based in Lisbon, Portugal, Bordalo II creates resourceful assemblages out of the junk he collects in his city's streets. Using a bit of spray paint, the artist configures the found objects into playful animal portraits. His street art work hybridizes muralism and sculpture. A portrait of an owl conceals layers of scrap metal; a painting of an apple contains bent bicycle tires, cans, wood and cardboard. Bordalo II's art brings whimsical visions to Lisbon's streets and invites viewers to imagine creative ways to reuse their discarded items.

Based in Lisbon, Portugal, Bordalo II creates resourceful assemblages out of the junk he collects in his city’s streets. Using a bit of spray paint, the artist configures the found objects into playful animal portraits. His street art work hybridizes muralism and sculpture. A portrait of an owl conceals layers of scrap metal; a painting of an apple contains bent bicycle tires, cans, wood and cardboard. Bordalo II’s art brings whimsical visions to Lisbon’s streets and invites viewers to imagine creative ways to reuse their discarded items.

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drawing, Miron Milic, street art, Studio Visit

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Bordalo II Creates Lively Animal Portraits Using Trash and Found Objects

Martin C. Herbst’s Transfigurative ‘Sphere’ Sculptures

Studio Visit: Miron Milic Explains the Dark Humor in his Drawings and Murals

Genesis Belanger’s Vivid, Humorous Ceramic Sculptures

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