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===Trash art=== <!---redirects target this section---> [[File:Beachjunkart.jpg|thumb|Junk art at [[Oak Street Beach]]]] [[File:Bobby Puleo art 2 26 2021.jpg|thumb|Art made from trash found on the streets of New York City by artist [[Bobby Puleo]] (2021)]] A specific subgenre of found objects is known as '''trash art''' or '''junk art'''.<ref>Marshall Raeburn Found Object Art: [http://marshallraeburn.com "Stuff I Made from Junk"], 2009.</ref> These works primarily comprise components that have been discarded. Often they come quite literally from the trash. One example of trash art is [[trashion]], fashion made from trash. [[Marina DeBris]] takes trash from the beach and creates dresses, vests, and other clothes. Many organizations sponsor junk art competitions. Trash art may also have a social purpose, of raising awareness of trash.<ref>Heal the Bay. News and Blog feature story, no date given. [http://www.healthebay.org/blogs-news/styrofoam-cups-trash-fashion "Styrofoam Cups: From Trash to Fashion."]</ref> [[File:Tennisshoes.jpg|thumb|A permanent yet evolving example of junk art on [[U.S. Route 66|Highway 66]] near [[Amboy, California]]]] Creating and using trash art can expose people to hazardous substances. For instance, older computer and electronic components can contain lead (in solder and insulation). Jewelry made from these items may require careful handling. In France, trash art became known as "Poubellisme", art made from contents of "poubelles" (trash bins).{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} Artists who create art from trash include: *Spanish artist Francisco de Pajaro ("Art is trash" or "{{Lang|es|Arte es basura}}")<ref>{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://www.artistrash.es/about|access-date=2021-02-03|website=franciscodepajaro|language=es}}</ref> *Australian artist [[Paul Yore]], who uses trash to create a kind of "[[kitsch]] queerness", "bad taste aesthetic", in order to challenge people's perceptions, and to examine excess consumption in society.<ref name="Heath 2022">{{cite web | last=Heath | first=Nicola | title=Australian artist Paul Yore speaks about censorship in art, queer culture and Catholic kitsch as ACCA exhibition surveys his career | website=ABC News| publisher= [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]| date=6 November 2022 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-06/paul-yore-word-made-flesh-exhibition-acca-australian-artist/101610312 | access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>
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