• Scott Shellstrom photorealistic painting of a trashed soup can.
  • Scott Shellstrom photorealistic painting of a trashed cigar.
  • Scott Shellstrom photorealistic painting of a trashed bottle cap.
  • Scott Shellstrom photorealistic painting of a trashed gum comic.
  • Scott Shellstrom photorealistic painting of a trashed cigarette pack.
  • Scott Shellstrom photorealistic painting of a trashed pop can.
  • Scott Shellstrom photorealistic painting of a trashed soap box.
  • Scott Shellstrom photorealistic painting of a trashed beer can.
  • Scott Shellstrom photorealistic painting of a trashed gum wrapper.
Category
Illustration, Painting

Beauty in garbage

There’s something oddly gorgeous about a piece of trash that’s been baked by the sun, battered by storms, and flattened by a thousand tires. Scott thought so too—so he painted them. This gritty-glam collection has hung on the walls of LACMA, and many originals have already found homes. Prints (and a few survivors) are still up for grabs on Saatchi Art—click here before they’re roadkill twice.