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A broken CD isn't much good to anyone. Unless you're Sean Avery that is. Because while most of us would just throw them in the trash, the South Africa-born, Australia-based artist turns them into various dazzling animal sculptures. He makes them by gluing CD shards to wire mesh frames shaped like different animals, and as you can see from his iridescent animal kingdom, there seems to be no limit to the types of creatures he can create.
“My sculptures are all constructed with recycled materials — old CDs, computer hard drives etc, so I classify my work as "sustainable art,"" says the artist. "They’re a lot of fun to make, but they take an extremely long time to finish, so I don’t do a lot of them.” Check out some of our favorites below.
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Yvonne Bernal 8 years ago
I bet in the wind it captures the light on a whole new level. How pristine.
Georgina Howson 5 years ago
I have a stack of discs I need to dispose of, happy to send them to this artist if they're in the UK
Nancy Arnold 8 years ago
A bird of many colours. This would be more beautiful when the sun hits it 🌝
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Jusuper Ststarstudio 5 years ago
Such a wonderful rendition of our world. Old becomes new. A wonderful art form, hopefully th the young will pass this craft.
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Denise Baudin 8 years ago
Oh my God! I love them all! All 10 of them. You, Sean Avery, are someone with a very special talent. I hope that the right people see this and that you can make a living out of it. Keep on doing what you love. Sending you positive waves.
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Paula Johnson 5 years ago
Real cutie pie...please pray for Australia. Wild fires devastating the poor Koala Bears.
Kriszti Paszti 8 years ago
Looks so sweet and innocent. Till it drops out of the tree and tries to kill you.
The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
This is definitely one of my top three - hard to pick though!
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Alda Miller 5 years ago
are these for sale? is there somewhere to find out how much and where to purchase them at?
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The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
This is posed beautifully. These are excellent, I keep scrolling down the page and liking the next one even more!
Liquid reptilian 8 years ago
agreed...i can assume the artist is only getting more experienced with each piece.
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Rebecca Humphries 3 years ago
Do you have these set up where people can admire all your beautiful work. I wish I lived closer .... I can just imagine it's even more beautiful to see in real life!
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Denise Baudin 5 years ago
"Beautiful" is too weak of a word to describe these 21 oeuvres d'art.
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MARYANN DAINO 5 years ago
YOUR TALENT IS MAGNIFICENT, AND YOUR IMAGINATION IS WONDERFUL! PLEASE CONTINUE TO POST YOUR CREATIONS, THEY ARE WONDERFUL! MAAER
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Monty Is Fiennes 8 years ago
Kudos to all artists using reclaimed materials. Art that reduces waste and becomes loved again as something new and beautiful... what's not to love about that! The kingfisher?/bird is amazing... love it.
Melody Lanzatella 8 years ago
One of the most beautiful and unusual re-purposing arts I have ever seen! Incredible!
Daria B 8 years ago
These are amazing. And they remind me of how, when I was young, we felt like we have to handle CDs and DVDs with care, it's sensitive fragilw data, the smallest damage, the tiniest scratch, even your fingerprint could make it not work... And see them now, shreded into millions of pieces into magnificent works of physical art.
Deborah Atkinson 8 years ago
I think the cd animals look very good .you must very good artist .do you take order ?
chillmodepanda 8 years ago
Very cool! Wish there was a video to see how he/she makes them... I think it would be neat to see.
Monty Is Fiennes 8 years ago
Kudos to all artists using reclaimed materials. Art that reduces waste and becomes loved again as something new and beautiful... what's not to love about that! The kingfisher?/bird is amazing... love it.
Melody Lanzatella 8 years ago
One of the most beautiful and unusual re-purposing arts I have ever seen! Incredible!
Daria B 8 years ago
These are amazing. And they remind me of how, when I was young, we felt like we have to handle CDs and DVDs with care, it's sensitive fragilw data, the smallest damage, the tiniest scratch, even your fingerprint could make it not work... And see them now, shreded into millions of pieces into magnificent works of physical art.
Deborah Atkinson 8 years ago
I think the cd animals look very good .you must very good artist .do you take order ?
chillmodepanda 8 years ago
Very cool! Wish there was a video to see how he/she makes them... I think it would be neat to see.
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