JUNKO REVIVAL

By JONATHAN DONALDSON

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Anyone who has seen Wall-E will remember the elaborate museum of junk that the little robot called home. An eggbeater, a Coke bottle andbubble-wrap as objets d'art? Truly, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. "I now walk down every street looking down in search of anything from penguin beaks to elephant tails," says Danielle Fanelli, whose art, made from found objects, finds its way into Junko Revival, opening at Rescue in Allston this week.

"Junko Revival is all based on using recycled material or having some kind of environmentally conscious message in your art," says Liz Comperchio, co-founder of Glovebox and co-curator of the exhibition. "Using recycled materials presents interesting and new ways of looking at junk and also gives the artist the chance to really think about the materials they are using in their work." Art from 17 local artists will be displayed at the buy/sell/trade venue, adding an appropriate environmental angle to the happening.

From coat hangers to plastic bags, to Comperchio's own functional art made from old books and panels, Junko Revival is sure to make you think twice about what you leave on the curb. Better yet, leave some extra cool stuff out there for folks like Comperchio and Fanelli to grab. "Oil paints and large canvasses can be really expensive to produce pieces of artwork," says Comperchio. "And then there's the time that goes into it. I don't think your materials make something more or less important."

[Junko Revival. Through Sun 8.9.09. Rescue, 252 Brighton Ave., Allston. 617.202.3838. Opening reception Fri 7.10.09, 7pm-10pm/free. rescuebuyselltrade.com]