Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » George Hollander http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sun, 19 May 2013 19:59:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc George Hollander’s “Goodyear, NewYear” Sculpture is Made With Used Car Tires! http://inhabitat.com/george-hollanders-goodyear-newyear-sculpture-is-made-with-used-tires/ http://inhabitat.com/george-hollanders-goodyear-newyear-sculpture-is-made-with-used-tires/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:40:08 +0000 George Hollander http://inhabitat.com/george-hollanders-goodyear-newyear-sculpture-is-made-with-used-tires/
It’s a “Goodyear, NewYear” for artisan and designer George Hollander. The U.S. Virgin Islands-based artist made this incredible light sculpture for the holiday season by stacking nine tires and topping them off with a plexiglass spiked dome fashioned from half a marine bouy. Strings of christmas lights are wrapped around the piece, and the core of the sculpture [...]]]> light sculpture, recycled tire sculpture, goodyear newyear, george hollander, sculptures made with recycled materials, eco materials, eco art, green art

It’s a “Goodyear, NewYear” for artisan and designer George Hollander. The U.S. Virgin Islands-based artist made this incredible light sculpture for the holiday season by stacking nine tires and topping them off with a plexiglass spiked dome fashioned from half a marine bouy. Strings of christmas lights are wrapped around the piece, and the core of the sculpture is illuminated by ten “daylight” fluorescent bulbs.

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