Do you ever wonder why artists use the strangest mediums to create their work? Apparently they have their reasons for carrying the intimate relationships they do with their objects of expression. And featured below using some non-traditional mediums is Iri5 who's philosophy lies in using materials that express the many dimensions of creative life through the media. To orchestrate her own creativity, she creates portrait silouettes of pop icons out of cassette and VHS tape, film reel, and sheets from magazines and old books. The beautiful detailing involved makes you just want to dust off your VHS collection and start shredding…

1. Jimi Hendrix

2. John Lennon

3. Bob Marley

4. Ian Curtis

5. Kung Fu scene from 'BattleStage'

6. Beethoven

7. Shakespeare

8. Michael Jackson

9. Paul Griffith

10. Santana

11. Alfred Hitchcock

12. Albert Einstein

13. Bon Jovi

14. Debbie Harry of Blondie

15. The Dude Abides (The Big Lebowski)

Here is some more of the art work she's done with paper... Like our FB page!