As Becky’s having a break from her Square Challenges for a while I was motivated by her last post where she participated in Cee’s Photography Challenge.
Cee has asked participants to showcase something that is decaying or rusty, old or broken or simply broken. Feel free to take new photos or dig through your archives. The main object of this challenge is to have fun.
I become quite animated when I stumble across the odd tractor or various other vehicles that have passed their use-by date. Even more, was my enthusiasm when these objects became Art in one form or another.
New Zealand
Beja, Portugal
Cee’s Black & White Photography Challenge – Decayed or Rusty
Life at No. 22 
Hi, Suzanne – These photos (and their subjects) are amazing! Thank you for sharing them.
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Hi Donna, love creativity and the recycled outdoor art is truly amazing.
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Love that tractor.. 😉
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Wonderfully different and an eye catcher 😊
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wow that first one is extraordinary, hope it is secure up there!
and love the work in Beja . . . . is it by Bordalo II?
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It’s secure. Not sure who built it as I don’t recall any signature. Will have to google it. There’s a panda one we saw that’s very similar with tyre eyes but I can’t remember where it was, Porto?
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Panda? Hmmm not sure, there’s a rabbit in Porto.
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I know I have a photo of it just couldn’t remember offhand where it was taken. Lisbon?. Anyway, thanks for letting me know.
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Yes, it is by Bordalo ll.
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😀
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The first one is very curious! The second one brilliant!
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I really enjoy coming across quirky creative outdoor art.
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People do have some wonderfully innovative ideas! Missed that one in Beja 😦 😦
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I have the rooster one too. Lovely attractive town and not far from where we were housesitting.
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I’m going to be worrying about the tractor in the tree all day.
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Don’t worry April it won’t move!
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Really cool to see what can come of something old and useless.
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I think so.
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These are fantastic examples, Suz! People can be so creative and I’ve always been a fan of reusing or repurposing materials. I hate waste and garbage. If I were to post on this topic, old, rusty cars left in the Californian desert come to mind. 🙂
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Thanks Liesbet. I’m positive your photograhs of cars abandoned in the Californian desert would have an interesting angle to them.
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I really like your photos for this week. Thanks so much for playing along 😀
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I love old things made into art. You’ve got a couple great examples here. And your photos do them justice.
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Love the tractor in the tree! People are worrying if it’s secure, I’m worrying about whoever put it up there. Was their steering that bad 😉?
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I love these and the black and white adds an extra texture to them.
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Thanks Jo and I am really enjoying creating Black & White photos. There is no colour to distract your eye from the detail.
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Two great photos. I especially love the monkey mural. I really like that the artist extended the mural beyond the “canvas.”
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That tractor…?… Stopped me in my tracks! I guess that’s the whole idea 🙂 The monkey is awesome!
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There are some very creative people in the world. For reasons beyond my comprehension art doesn’t receive as much funding as sports down these parts!!
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like the tractor
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Love this but especially the monkey street art!
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Wonderful reworks of abandoned articles. More of this needs to be done. Thank you for sharing this post with your great pictures.
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Thanks very much for your comment. I totally agree that more disused materials could be used to create art.
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