May 4, 2009: Tire Sculptures

xoxoxoBruce · 05-03-2009, 11:30 PM

After the rubber meets the road for awhile, tires get replaced. I've read that happens 300 million times every year, just in the U.S., so worn out tire carcasses are readily available... they might even pay you to take them away. There are lots of good uses for them, and they burn rather readily, although I wouldn't roast a pig over one.

Become an artist/sculptor.

People are always bitching about tire carcasses because they don't break down for like a zillion years, which makes them the perfect affordable medium for outdoor art. They'll last a lot longer than those driftwood horses, you betcha. You don't have to get fancy, just use your imagination. On second thought if you've got neighbors, get fancy.

More pictures at the link.

SPUCK · 05-04-2009, 04:57 AM

Don't tread on me..

capnhowdy · 05-04-2009, 06:44 AM

Amazing. Proof positive that a true artist can create art from ANY medium. If the talent is there, it WILL come out. Good find, Bruce.

ZenGum · 05-04-2009, 08:12 AM

It's groovy, but it'd get tired pretty quick.

birdclaw · 05-04-2009, 08:57 AM

I think this artist is in for a good year.

Sheldonrs · 05-04-2009, 09:10 AM

Well he's good with tires, but what about rims?

sweetwater · 05-04-2009, 09:39 AM

Sculptires.
I like them! If only he'd make cars of them, too. All bumper, eco-friendly, and styling with a saber-toothed cat head for a hood. Outta my way, fiberglass-mobiles!

capnhowdy · 05-04-2009, 04:02 PM

No info in the link about the process. I'd like to know what he cuts them with, and what type of adhesive he uses. Obviously they are very sturdy.

lumberjim · 05-04-2009, 04:18 PM

used to be, back in my day..., we would talk about eating the IOTD. Now it's all you punning whippersnappers taking over lately.

Wombat · 05-04-2009, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetwater

Sculptires.
I like them! If only he'd make cars of them, too. All bumper, eco-friendly, and styling with a saber-toothed cat head for a hood. Outta my way, fiberglass-mobiles!

That is actually a neat idea. Bouncy unbreakable cars! I like.

spudcon · 05-04-2009, 06:40 PM

I always thought we should have rubber roads and concrete cars. I had a Plymouth Duster in the 70s, I had to fill the wheel wells with concrete to seal the rust holes.

ZenGum · 05-04-2009, 06:43 PM

* passes Lumberjim a knife and fork*

Go nuts.

Cloud · 05-04-2009, 06:56 PM

I like those a lot better than the wooden ones

capnhowdy · 05-04-2009, 08:08 PM

I don't have time to post... I'm making blackened tire in the backyard.

monster · 05-04-2009, 08:37 PM

I love the kids' play equipment the make from old tires.

but those sculpture are awesome. I'd buy one and I don't "do" art.

05-03-2009, 11:30 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	May 4, 2009: Tire Sculptures After the rubber meets the road for awhile, tires get replaced. I've read that happens 300 million times every year, just in the U.S., so worn out tire carcasses are readily available... they might even pay you to take them away. There are lots of good uses for them, and they burn rather readily, although I wouldn't roast a pig over one. Become an artist/sculptor. People are always bitching about tire carcasses because they don't break down for like a zillion years, which makes them the perfect affordable medium for outdoor art. They'll last a lot longer than those driftwood horses, you betcha. You don't have to get fancy, just use your imagination. On second thought if you've got neighbors, get fancy. More pictures at the link. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-04-2009, 06:44 AM	#3
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Amazing. Proof positive that a true artist can create art from ANY medium. If the talent is there, it WILL come out. Good find, Bruce. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

05-04-2009, 08:12 AM	#4
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	It's groovy, but it'd get tired pretty quick. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

05-04-2009, 09:10 AM	#6
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Well he's good with tires, but what about rims? __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

05-04-2009, 09:39 AM	#7
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Sculptires. I like them! If only he'd make cars of them, too. All bumper, eco-friendly, and styling with a saber-toothed cat head for a hood. Outta my way, fiberglass-mobiles! __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

05-04-2009, 04:57 AM	#2
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Don't tread on me..

05-04-2009, 08:57 AM	#5
birdclaw putting the "g" in flight Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 145	I think this artist is in for a good year.

05-04-2009, 04:02 PM	#8
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	No info in the link about the process. I'd like to know what he cuts them with, and what type of adhesive he uses. Obviously they are very sturdy. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

05-04-2009, 04:18 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	used to be, back in my day..., we would talk about eating the IOTD. Now it's all you punning whippersnappers taking over lately. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-04-2009, 06:40 PM	#11
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I always thought we should have rubber roads and concrete cars. I had a Plymouth Duster in the 70s, I had to fill the wheel wells with concrete to seal the rust holes. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

05-04-2009, 06:43 PM	#12
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	* passes Lumberjim a knife and fork* Go nuts. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

05-04-2009, 06:56 PM	#13
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I like those a lot better than the wooden ones __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-04-2009, 08:08 PM	#14
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I don't have time to post... I'm making blackened tire in the backyard. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

05-04-2009, 08:37 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I love the kids' play equipment the make from old tires. but those sculpture are awesome. I'd buy one and I don't "do" art. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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