# Organic Mammoth Sculptures Musashino Art University's Rice Straw Art Structures are Eco-Friendly By Brandon Bastaldo | Published 2013-04-10 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/straw-art References: [ksnowart](http://www.ksnowart.com/2010/12/07/the-fallen-mammoth-of-setouchi-art-festival-limited-edition-art-prints/) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nakajimaya-crossing) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eye-of-the-future), this organically composed art piece is sustainable and completely environmentally friendly. The straw Mammoth structure uses [rice straw donated by local farmers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gaushala) 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. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 54% | Activity: 12% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### 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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Almost-Extinct Animal Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fauna-series.md) - [Outdoor Wildlife Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-great-elephant-migration.md) - [Climate-Awareness Soft Art Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dreamstones.md) - [Paper-Made Mosaic Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/real-life-architecture-exhibition.md) - [Folk Creature Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fibredog.md) - [Collaborative Sculptural Art Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neojomon-biomorphic-fantme.md) - [Interactive Marine Ecosystem Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marine-ecosystem-sculptures.md) - [Resin Gravity Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-great-tree.md) - [Kilometer-Long Museums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zaishui-art-museum.md)