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Creating Art From Meaningless Trash with @elisainsua

To discover more of Elisa’s art, follow @elisainsua on Instagram.

(This interview was conducted in Spanish.)

Elisa Insua (@elisainsua) has a knack for transformation. The 25-year-old Argentinian has reinvented herself — from a business economics student to a visual artist — and she routinely transforms discarded objects. Elisa draws from religious and pop culture references to collage, using everything from plastic toys, beads and computer parts. Other times she covers three-dimensional objects, like, say, a Stormtrooper mask, in gold keys, chains and coins.

“Golden things have always fascinated me because they are closely related to the sacred and to power. Gold is the color that has long been synonymous with money,” says Elisa. “I think it’s the perfect color to reflect on issues such as ostentation and accumulation. I also associate gold and brightness with the aesthetics of American rap, which attracts and inspires me.”

Many of the materials Elisa uses are donated by friends and Instagram followers. “It’s that meaningless trash that people keep in their drawers and can be immortalized in a work of art,” she says.

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Capturing the Moments We Take for Granted with @vandheur

For more snapshots from Hennessy — all shot on his phone — follow @vandheur on Instagram.

“#hellomynameis Hennessy Vandheur (@vandheur). I am 17 years old, and I’m from Anaheim, California. I can tell you the instant I knew I was going to be a photographer for the rest of my life.

I’ve been a foster kid since I was 14, when my mom kicked me out of our house. I was on a rooftop in Los Angeles taking photos during a really dark time in my life. I didn’t know what to do with my life, where to go. But then, I looked out and I saw the city, the lights — I saw just how beautiful the world was around me. There’s such beauty in capturing a moment like that, and making it accessible to everyone. I’ve made it my passion to immortalize the moments around us that we all take for granted.

With photography, I found something that saved me, that made me get up in the morning. It made me want to create something new every day and put something beautiful back in the world. Making art gives you a reason to love yourself — to be able to appreciate yourself for what you do. It’s helped me evolve into someone who’s confident, driven and more satisfied with my life. I smile more often now.”

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Miniature Street Art with @slinkachu_official

For more photos from the micro level, follow @slinkachu_official on Instagram.

Slinkachu’s (@slinkachu_official) miniature installations bring street art to the micro level. “Working very low to the ground has given me a different perspective,” says the London-based artist, whose real name is Stuart Pantoll. “And now I’m a bit obsessed with finding hidden nooks in the city.” Slinkachu creates worlds and leaves them behind in neighborhoods all over London, along with cities he travels to, including Berlin, Beijing and Doha, Qatar. “Although every city is different, they’re actually quite similar at the ground level,” he says. “The experiences are universal.”

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А теперь мы гуляем возле стены с #граффити и я убегала от 👮)))

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Не знаю почему, но почему-то мне напомнило поля марихуаны😅 #марихуана🌿#vscocam #vsco #lidow

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Half dome sunset

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The Sexy New Social App For Bearded Guys

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if you need more mantras to ~soothe your spirit~, adamjk has them right here

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