Cigarette Tiger Skin Rug

Made from 500 000 individual cigarettes and weighing an incredible 440 pounds this mock tiger skin rug is the creation of former duke university student xu bing.

Cigarette tiger skin rug.

The chinese contemporary artist xu bing began working on his tobacco project in 2000 this 440 pound. Mostly beach litter into art to make a statement about litter litter prevention and the perils of our single ab use plastic problem. However it s when one steps closer that they notice the unusual material making up this 40 foot work of art 500 000 cigarettes. Modelled after a tiger skin patterned rug bing used cigarettes as an artistic medium in 1st class 2011 project standing half a million smokes on their ends to form the wide spanning floor.

Weighing an impressive 440 pounds this cigarette rug has to be one of the. This cigarette tiger skin rug is the third in xu bing s series called the tobacco project. Currently on exhibit at the virginia museum of fine arts the painstakingly put together tobacco artwork meant to highlight global trade packaging and how people are seduced into. Made from 500 000 individual cigarettes and weighing an incredible 440lb this mock tiger skin rug is the creation of master artist xu bing.

A real tiger rug is a rare thing to have but rarer still is one made from hundreds of thousands of tobacco cigarettes. Renowned artist xu bing used 500 000 cigarettes to create a floor art installation resembling a tiger skin rug. Currently on exhibit at the virginia museum of fine. Fabrication of honor and splendor shanghai tiger skin rug made with 500 000 wealth brand cigarettes adhesive carpet.

Apr 22 2012 upcycled litter. From above and afar you would be excused for mistaking this great work with the lavish furnishing of a tiger skin rug. Xu bing sketching plan for new tiger skin rug of cigarettes photo in richmond virginia 2011.