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Cassette Tape Paintings

By Queuebot in Arts & Crafts on Mar 21, 2009 at 11:19 pm


When cassette tapes break down, usually they get thrown in the trash. But not for flickr artist iri5. Using discarded cassette tapes, iri5 turns them into works of art in a series called, "Ghost in the Machine," portraying various influential musicians such as Jimi Hendrix (pictured), Ian Brown, and Jim Morrison.

I am an artist who specializes in using non traditional media… old books, cassettes, playing cards, magazines, credit cards… whatever I can find. It feels great to work with strange, older materials. Things that have a mind of their own. Most everything I use has been thrown away or donated at some point. Past its prime, like some of the finest things in the world.

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  1. Ola Amigo
    Mar 22nd, 2009 at 4:26 am

    Pretty impressive. Good work with Jimi.

  2. Atlanta Private Investigator
    Mar 22nd, 2009 at 9:20 am

    Oh man, this is sooo cool. Thank you so much for sharing!

  3. Johnny Cat
    Mar 22nd, 2009 at 11:07 am

    Excellent find!

  4. Chris Hoke
    Mar 22nd, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    Wow, that's amazing and unique. Want one.

  5. MovieCutter
    Mar 22nd, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    WOW, the artist is a dear friend. I'm so happy people are able to see her work. She's "selling" her stuff on ebay. Here's a link to the Hendrix piece:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:I T&item=300301383150

  6. Gail Pink
    Mar 23rd, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    It's always surprising how clever some people can be with their artistic medium - very clever indeed!

  7. pax
    Mar 24th, 2009 at 7:11 am

    The rest of the gallery won't leave anyone disappointed (Although I do believe her Ghost in the Machine is the best). Kind of reminds me of philinthecircle.

  8. position normal
    Apr 11th, 2009 at 11:07 am

    A healthy passion for cassette tapes.
    Long live Ferric
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