E-waste equals e-art by Steven Rodrig

Steven Rodrig is a Cuban-born “inventive and environmentally conscious artist” who transforms e-waste into an array of sculptures including insects, flowers and cityscapes (to name a few). He refers to his work as “PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Mixed Media”.

“It seemed a waste to me to have these individually perfect pieces discarded,” he says.

His vision of the circuit board is described as “an organic living functioning system compacted into a concise physical universe.”

From an early age, Steven created art using unconventional materials. His technical process and imagination received a good workout while he studied mechanical structure at Aviation High School in New York. Repairing computers and other electronic equipment further enhanced his skills.

“My goal is to manipulate each PCB into becoming an organic life form where PCB characteristics become part of the living fabric helping to shape its meaning. Part of my discovery has been to develop special tools and use other tools in an unconventional way in order to manipulate each circuit board to form something other than what it was originally intended."

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A patinated Bottle Holder decorated with a stamped Design

 

A wooden bottle holder, patinated with craft paint, diluted with water, allowing the grain of the wood to show through the surface. A text and a graphical design are stamped on with undiluted paint in different colours from the same series.

 

1. Mix craft paint with water in the ratio 1:1 (half and half). Apply the diluted paint onto the bottle holder with a brush and leave to dry.

 

2. Dab a foam stencil brush in undiluted craft paint. Apply the paint onto the  foam stamp using the foam stencil brush. Now stamp a text and a graphic design according to your own taste – and in different colours. For example, the word “lemonade”.

TIPP: The bottle holder may be used for three milk bottles, each meassuring 550ml.

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