Sculpture Made From 10,000 Flip Flops: Wonderful or Wasteful?

by SodaHead Fun Posted 2011/10/13 18:40:01

Related Topics: Flip Flops, Flip Flop Art, Flip Flop Sculpture, Fat Monkey, Macaco Gordo, Florentijn Hofman, 000 Flip Flops, Art, Student, students, Artist, Brazil, Park, Feet, Images

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	Wasteful	114 votes	21%

You may be asking yourself: what does one do with thousands upon thousands of rubber flip flops? The answer? Build an awesome sculpture of course! Well, that's what Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman did at least.

With the help of local artists and students, Hofman created a 45-foot-long sculpture of a monkey...covered completely in 10,000 colorful flip flops. Called "Macaco Gordo" (or "The Fat Monkey" in English), the humongous piece of art is currently chilling at a park in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

The unique piece of art is definitely awesome, don't get us wrong. But we can't help but think that we could actually use a pair (or 10,000) of flip-flips...for our feet...to actually wear. Ours are getting pretty old. Do you think the flip-flop sculpture is wonderful -- or a little wasteful?

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chamchamgal 2011/10/13 21:01:15

Wonderful

+12
I think the Tire Art is cooler

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Leza 2011/10/14 13:29:46

Wonderful

+1
Very cool! If it were trashy looking, I would call it wasteful, but it is tastefully done, imaginative, and is a work of *art*! :-)

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TruXter 2011/10/14 13:17:37

Wonderful

It's not really wasteful. Unless the person spent money buying new flip flops.
but for the most part. I's kinda dumb, unless you need a flotation device that looks odd.

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graykeller 2011/10/14 13:14:21

Wonderful

+1
Would love to look down on him from my floor if he was in Manhattan Central Park

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Tom Degan 2011/10/14 13:13:47

Wonderful

+1
It's a much better thing to have 10,000 flip-flops existing as a sculpture than rotting in a landfill.

http://www.tomdegan.blogspot.com

Tom Degan

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fortycal_sig 2011/10/14 13:11:33

Wasteful

...not that I can think of a better use for them.

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angel face 2011/10/14 13:07:22

Wonderful

it is interesting. thats all i have to say

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Bud Fields 2011/10/14 10:50:14

Wonderful

Artistic talent, vision, and purpose are one of the few remaining differences which bind mankind together. Generations of young Americans have lost access through the Public (and private) Schools, and we need the inspiration of all the artists we can find. This is teriffic!

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Açorda 2011/10/14 09:51:53

Wasteful

Like all art, it's wasteful, even though it's pretty.

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steph.cox 2011/10/14 09:05:45

Wasteful

but still pretty

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JGF 2011/10/14 06:30:52

Wonderful

It should be put on display in congress.

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Moonbeams 2011/10/14 05:19:26

Wonderful

+1
Art is limitless. It can be composed of anything, with the right creativity and mind. I think it's pretty rad.

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Evie 2011/10/14 04:58:11

Wonderful

+1
As an art lover, I bow down to this artist! I don't get why so many people would hate on it though. It's not the first time someone made something like this. People have been doing this kind of art for years! So why hate on it now? I think it's wonderful! Art should be expressive and shared to the world!

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david shiel 2011/10/14 04:49:58

Wasteful

Bored huh?

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Allison.Joy. <3 2011/10/14 04:34:07

Wasteful

I would like some flip-flops O__o

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Ammyanne 2011/10/14 03:20:57

Wonderful

+1
The shoes were already manufactured, & many mediums are not environmentally friendly. So I do hope they are later donated, but it is a terribly unique and fun sculpture...

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*SmileS* =) 2011/10/14 03:03:03

Wonderful

+2
thats really cool

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hippietim 2011/10/14 03:01:37

Wonderful

+1
Wonderful way of repurposing those flip flops!!

Timothy

:o)

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CowboyAndOutlaw 2011/10/14 02:58:24

Wasteful

Looks pretty gay to me.

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Juliet ... to CowboyA... 2011/10/14 03:41:20

+1
Hey - using the word gay in that sense is really insulting. :c

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CowboyA... to Juliet ... 2011/10/14 04:16:41

Sorry. Can't keep up with all the new cusswords gettin made up every day.

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Justbel... to CowboyA... 2011/10/14 13:25:15

Its ok bro, i think its pretty gay too. And i don't care if i offend, so don't bother replying to me.

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Justbel... to Juliet ... 2011/10/14 13:26:14

This statement is pretty gay.

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not that 2011/10/14 02:51:34

Wonderful

+1
that is so cool i wonder how much all those cost

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ecocig 2011/10/14 02:44:23

Wonderful

Love it! What a creative idea. Kuddos to the artist. Can't think of a better use for flip flops. Flip flops are dangerous and should never be worn on the feet. Hence the name " flip flops". You can easily break an ankle wearing flimsy rubber things for shoes. Much safer to just go barefoot.

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Tenness... to ecocig 2011/10/14 19:14:22

"Much safer to just go barefoot." I disagree! Bare feet are more sexy, but unless you are on the beach or in bed, you can step on sharp objects, dog excrement, etc.

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ecocig to Tenness... 2011/10/14 21:42:22

Not if you watch where you walk.

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Lucas pereira da silva 2011/10/14 02:21:08

Wonderful

+2
If the shoes were donated later, no problem!

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carmen to Lucas p... 2011/10/14 10:39:07

yes and yes

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Lucas p... to carmen 2011/10/14 16:47:59

Here in Brazil are sometimes made small tournaments and works of art. a share of income is often referred to charities. The football games, which most often placed more than 40,000 people in stadiums, also designed a portion of the proceeds to charity. I think it pretty much .. Do you agree?

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lmnlme10921 2011/10/14 02:02:38

Wonderful

+1
extremely creative. i never would've thought you could turn flip flops into something like this

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Heidi 2011/10/14 01:59:34

Wonderful

+1
thats awesome, i didn't think it was that huge till i saw the other picture

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Flea 2011/10/14 01:53:24

Wasteful

+3
I'd be voting wonderful if this chick had used old flip flops and were keeping them out of a landfill- now she's just added 10,000.
What a thoughtless moron.

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AquariusNX01 2011/10/14 01:35:36

Wonderful

+2
Why the hell not? LOL

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Dum Luk 2011/10/14 01:00:58

Wonderful

+1
Flip flops aren't expensive; even the poorest people in the poorest countries have them.

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Lilymoon 2011/10/14 00:27:01

Wonderful

Who besides children where rubber flip flops?

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JayLynx 2011/10/14 00:15:54

Wonderful

+2
Cool, an unexpected kind of art in my country!!!

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Mario 2011/10/14 00:14:40

Wonderful

+1
Someone has to buy them. Wouldnt it have been more wasteful if all these flip-flops were just sitting in a warehouse or store somewhere not being bought?

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Lorelei Lee 2011/10/14 00:13:37

Wonderful

+2
I think its pretty cool. I would donate all the flip flops when they are done with it.

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Dum Luk to Lorelei... 2011/10/14 01:26:10

They're probably attached in a way that would prevent reuse, but maybe not.

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green eyes 2011/10/14 00:02:49

Wasteful

Thousands of prison inmates will have to go barefoot now. LOL!!

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