Bob Johnson's "River Cubes" (2003)

Bob Johnson's "River Cubes" are public sculptures that harvest waste streams and transform the finds into cube-shaped objects that are a testament to "what our culture leaves behind." After it is compressed, each cube has everything from old tires to shopping carts. They can be described as beautiful, shocking, uncomfortable, and educational; an anti-monument created in order to raise awareness.

I like what the artist does with the trash that is found, as it really could be in other places than the ever-growing landfills. Since the public can come see what we are really throwing away, I would not be at all surprised if these sculptures do raise a lot of awareness about the growing need for recycling and other methods of trash management. Like the other two artists mentioned, I like that Bob Johnson actually makes something positive from negative aspects of the environment.