Artists have been paying tribute to giant mammals and creatures that have inhabited our planet for quite some time, but Japan's Musashino Art University's straw art designs are bringing a new, environmentally friendly appreciation to one of the oldest and renowned long-tusked animals to ever walk the face of the Earth.
Musashino Art University's straw art showcases the colossal frame of the Mammoth. However, unlike a lot of gigantic art sculptures, this organically composed art piece is sustainable and completely environmentally friendly.
The straw Mammoth structure uses rice straw donated by local farmers that was left over from the harvest. By doing this, the University doesn't have to worry about the potentially harmful effects of leaving a permanent structure up. It's by combining the essence of nature with a man-made design that the Musashino Art University is making a modern tribute to our past.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Eco-art
- Opportunity to create sustainable art pieces by incorporating natural materials and locally sourced materials.
- Sustainable Sculptures
- Opportunity to create sculptures by using renewable materials that are environmentally friendly and eliminate potential waste.
- Farm Waste Art
- Opportunity to repurpose unused farm waste into art pieces that can be ecologically beneficial, cost-effective and community-building.
Where This Applies
- Art Supply
- Opportunity to create innovative products by sourcing eco-materials that offer customers sustainable and creative alternatives.
- Agriculture
- Opportunity for farmers to collaborate with artists and promote local sustainability while reducing agricultural waste.
- Tourism
- Opportunity to develop rural tourism around farm waste art, which can promote sustainable tourism and cultural exchange between urban and rural areas.
