There is an old saying that "one man’s junk is another man’s treasure." No one makes this truer than Gabriel Dishaw. This incredible artist takes junk that is lying around and turns it into amazing junk art. Junk art is art that is made from the parts of appliances that people no longer want. Gabriel Dishaw takes old appliances, such as telephones or radios, apart and then uses the parts to create art. Some of the best places to find the junk he uses for his art are dumpsters and junkyards, since people throw away so many things. Even old computers provide parts for his art.

Junk art might sound like a crazy idea, but Gabriel Dishaw’s pieces are no laughing matter. He has created pieces that range from shoes to angels, and no two pieces are alike. The pieces are easily recognizable as what they are supposed to be, with amazing detail brought out by intricate little pieces of junk. Metal, plastic, even glass is used to make junk art, and if one looks closely, the individual pieces – such as buttons – can be seen that from a distance look like eyes or other features that everyone is used to seeing on sculptures. Simple wire is used to hold all the pieces together, and the result is amazing sculptures that are always the talk of the town.

Gabriel Dishaw has been creating junk art since the mid-1990s. Currently, he lives and works in Indiana, where sculptures of shoes are the latest in a long line of junk art. He has designed sculptures from old junk that range in size from over six feet tall to the size of a figurines. All of his sculptures are completely original, and each is one of a kind. This makes them invaluable to the art world, as they all show true creativity being formed from mere pieces of old junk. Junk art is also a great inspiration for up and coming artists, as it proves that art truly is in the eye of the beholder, and that anything can be made into art.

The appeal with Gabriel Dishaw’s junk art is that it is art that everyone can relate to. Every single piece tells its own story, and every piece is easy to understand. Everyone recognizes what each figure is, even if the title of the art piece didn’t tell them. There are those who would say the artwork is actually disturbing, because it isn’t the way you would expect things to look. Every day animals recreated from junk parts are bound to look very different, yet Gabriel Dishaw has mastered the ability of making sure each looks like what it is meant to. All art invokes emotions, and with junk art, this is even more true because each piece is made from things that someone once used and loved. Another great thing about junk art is that it helps the environment since it breathes new life into old junk, and keeps the junk out of the landfills.