Carla Tennenbaum
Brazilian artist Carla Tennenbaum has come up with some pretty awesome decorative pieces made completely out of discarded EVA foam, the non-biodegradable stuff usually used to pad sports equipment.
Tagged: colourful artwork, receycled artwork
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