The concept of shopping cart art has been around for a little while, but it hasn't really gained much momentum until just recently. The wire-framed objects are repurposed in unexpected ways that range from being completely taken apart and reformed to being stacked for a surreal art installation.
There are a couple finds here that see shopping carts turned into seating solutions for the home and even as birdcages. What's meant to be the main focus of these creations is the fact that artists are taking everyday objects and repurposing them; who would expect that something as ordinary as a shopping cart could become art?
They're found around the world and are the staple for lugging groceries around the store, which is why these shopping cart art creations hit home as being both next level and still in the comfort zone.
12 Shopping Cart Art Creations
From Shopping Cart Birdcages to Grocery Cart Chairs:
Michael Hemsworth — Feb 12, 2013 — Art & Design
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Planking Dog Projects
'Maddie The Coonhound' Makes Normal Balancing Acts Look Like a Breeze
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Silverized Meat Illustrations
The Taizo Yamamoto Shawarmas Series is Unusual and Quirky
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Minimalist Shopping Carts
The SmartCart by Furf Design is an Aesthetically-Pleasing Alternative
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Shopping Cart Chairs
Is the FU Lounge Chair Considered ‘Mobile' Seating?
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Shopping Cart Birdcages
The Sebastian Errazuriz 'Organic Chicken' Cage Has Gone Cuckoo
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Car-Like Shopping Carts
The Shopper Chopper is Powered by a V8 Engine
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Industrial Espalier Seating
Repos Fertile Sits Man Between the Artificual and Natural Realms
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Grocery Trolley Roller Coasters
The Matt McVeigh Trolling Shopping Cart Sculpture Mocks Society
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Pedal-Powered Shopping Carts
The Trolley-Bike Makes Going from Aisle to Aisle Easier
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Grocery Cart Chairs
Sit in the Shopping Cart Lounger and Feel Like a Kid Again
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Shopping Cart Sculptures
Street Artist Specter Finds Another Calling for Grocery Buggies
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Junk-Filled Illustrations
Unusual Rubble in 'Shopping Carts' Sketches by Taizo Yamamoto
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