Assemblages made from toys

These remarkable assemblage sculptures made from plastic toys are the work of Freya Jobbins:

My work explores the relationship between consumerist fetishism and the emerging recycling culture within the visual arts. Due to our society's overspending on children's plastic toys, especially dolls, the materials for my assemblages are very accessible.

Freya Jobbins: Sculpture & Print Gallery (via Make)

I write books. My latest is a YA science fiction novel called Homeland (it's the sequel to Little Brother). More books: Rapture of the Nerds (a novel, with Charlie Stross); With a Little Help (short stories); and The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (novella and nonfic). I speak all over the place and I tweet and tumble, too.

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that first one is like an Archimboldo!
Mister44

Thanks, BB. I wasn’t having nearly enough nightmares lately.
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liquidstar

Like the work; could do without the artist’s prissy victorian attitude.
- http://twitter.com/writebastard Ian Wood
  
  What?
- s2redux
  
  “Prissy” is not quite the word that comes to mind when I view the double-entendre’d cleft chin of the top photo…
Chentzilla

I wonder if it’s toys all the way down, or they are actually glued to some non-toy base.
- niktemadur
  
  Who knows, could be a turtle at the base.
Chentzilla

“Prissy” probably comes to mind when you read this:“Due to our society’s overspending on children’s plastic toys, especially dolls, the materials for my assemblages are very accessible”.
semiotix

The image above looks a lot like the classic early-80s arcade villain Sinistar.

BEWARE, I LIVE! I AM SINISTAR! I HUNGER, COWARD!

Obviously that was the artistic goal here.
pjcamp

Good godamighty! Cue up tonight’s nightmare!