Brilliant Sculptures Crafted Out of Trash

Street artist Bordalo II from Portugal creates these amazing animal, reptile and bird sculptures out of street trash, old cars, used objects and items from abandoned factories, junk yards and construction sites. This is the most creative way to recycle the junk and come up with something really amazing. Check them out below.

I was born in Lisbon, 1987. I belong to a generation that is extremely consumerist, materialist and greedy. With the production of things at its highest, the production of “waste” and unused objects is also at its highest. “Waste” is quoted because of its abstract definition: “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”. I create, recreate, assemble and develop ideas with end-of-life material and try to relate it to sustainability, ecological and social awareness.

Bordalo II – POLVO @Costa da Caparica @CMIA #bordaloii #polvo #octopus #costadacaparica #cmia #almada

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Dec 25, 2016 at 1:43pm PST

King Frog at my current solo show "DECOMPOSED" its still up at @square23gallery – Torino, Itally. #bordaloii #trashanimals #decomposed #torino #square23 #frog?

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Jan 8, 2017 at 2:30pm PST

Bordalo II – FLAMINGOS Piece done for @festivaliminente curated by @vhils Special thanks to @terrible_____kid, @alexsxsk8, Mariana and all the unstopable team who made this project possible. #flamingos #bordaloii #trashanimals #bigtrashanimals #oeiras #streetart #publicart #iminente #festivaliminente

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Sep 25, 2016 at 12:54pm PDT

Bordalo II – PELICAN Last piece done in Aruba near California Light House for @arubaartfair Thank you @terrible_____kid, Joshwa Figaroa, Tito Bolivar and Uncle June #bordaloii #streetart #trashart #arubaartfair #aruba #pelican #bigtrashanimal #trash #seatrash

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Sep 19, 2016 at 2:33pm PDT

Bordalo II – Flying Squirrel, a specie in risk. Piece done in Tallinn, Estonia @ Telliskivi Loomelinnak for Street Art Jam | JJ-Street Baltic Session 2016 Special thanks to Ita, Martin and Sandra who made all of this possible. #Bordaloii #trashart #streetart #flyingsquirrel #specieinrisk #colors #textures #trash #assemblage

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Aug 15, 2016 at 12:38pm PDT

Bordalo II – Opossum Fort Smith, Arkansas USA for The Unexpected Festival curated by Justkids Photo: Raymesh Cintron @eltipoese Thank you all John, Jim, Charlotte, Sharon, Claire and all the volunteers and artists who were were unstoppable these days. #bordaloii #trashart #streetart #opossum #justkids #unexpected #fortsmith #arkansas #bigtrashan

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Sep 12, 2016 at 12:23pm PDT

FOX Finally ready – my 3D trash sculpture @ Forth Smith AR for @unexpectedfs curated by @justkidsofficial Photo: @eltipoese #bordaloii #trashart #fox #bigtrashanimal #unexpectedfs #justkids #streetart

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Sep 10, 2016 at 11:59am PDT

Detail of my last piece Yuwana for @arubaartfair #bordaloii #trashart #arubaartfair

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Sep 5, 2016 at 2:24pm PDT

Bordalo II – Wolf @ Fundão, Portugal #bordaloii #bightrashanimals #wolf #lobo #trashart #streetart #fundao

A photo posted by BORDALO II (@b0rdalo_ii) on Apr 3, 2016 at 1:41pm PDT