Extinct Birds made from fast food chicken bones is a series created by Chelsea-based artist Christy Rupp. The entire project took four years to make including collecting the bones which was only the beginning. She had to boil, dry and bleach the bones before painting them with sealant. Side note: Rupp is a vegetarian so she’s had to ask other people to save their bones for her. She even put an ad in the county shopper requesting for people to save their bones for her. Holy Moly!
Check out more of her work after the break.
Dodo, Mauritius, last seen in the wild 1690 33″ X 16″ X 27″
It’s about diversity – the artist is trying to repair environmental holes by retrofitting a series of extinct birds from the recycled bones of fast food chickens. Poultry grown for the fast food market is mass produced in the speediest, cheapest and unhealthy of conditions. -cristyrupp.com
California Condor, California, only six left in the wild as of 1986, currently subject of intensive effort to breed in captivity. 59″ X 44″ X 27″
Carolina Parakeets, Migratory Range Eastern US, last seen in the wild 1913. Pair 8″ X 23″ X 7″
I think I’ll always work with organic materials,” she said. “What’s way more important though is the ideas – and creating objects that can teach people things.
Carolina Parakeet, detail, Migratory Range Eastern US, last seen in the wild 1913.
6″ X 6″ X 6″.
Great Auk, Iceland, last pair killed 1844 30″ X 17″ X 22″
Ivory Billed Woodpecker, Arkansas, believed extinct but in dispute 14″ X 8″ X 11″
Installation detail – 2 Moas, Great Auk, Dodo
2 Moas, New Zealand, last unverified account of wild sighting 1838
58″ X 58″ X 26″ & 108″ X 39″ X 42″
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