Tess Felix From the Waste Up: A Life Without Plastic – Tess Felix Tess Felix is an artist from the Bay Area in the US. She uses waste materials, mainly plastic from Stinson Beach, to create mosaic portraits of people. Some of the common trash items she finds and uses in her work are: parts… Continue reading Tess Felix
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Mbongeni Buthelezi
Mbongeni Buthelezi BEING – Mbongeni Buthelezi South African artist Mbongeni Buthelezi is a true pioneer in his medium. He is known for inventing his unique method of ‘plastic painting’, thus using art to educate and raise awareness on wildlife and conservation. Here and here are videos of him, explaining his innovative and clever style. State… Continue reading Mbongeni Buthelezi
Alejandro Durán
Alejandro Durán For the love of the ocean and all that connects us… Derrame (spill) – Alejandro Durán Alejandro from Mexico transforms international beach trash into aesthetic yet disquieting art, with the goal of waking us up to the danger of plastic pollution. Vena (vein) – Alejandro Durán “Washed Up: Transforming a Trashed Landscape” is his… Continue reading Alejandro Durán
OCEAN SOLE
OCEAN SOLE Flip the flop T-shirt – by Ocean Sole Did you know that flip-flops constitute one of the most commonly found items of beach plastic? Every beach around the world will have a flip-flip or 100 floating around. How can this be? The footwear seems to have become “disposable”. As we all know, plastic… Continue reading OCEAN SOLE
Calder Kamin
Today’s featured artist is the talented Calder Kamin from Austin, Texas. Calder Kamin photo from art.utexas.edu Kamin is an artist, educator and advocate who transforms trash into “beautifully crafted creatures and opportunities to inspire others to be creative and courageous about the future”. She is motivated to eliminate waste by reimagining it as art.… Continue reading Calder Kamin
BORDALO II
BORDALO II This week’s featured trash artist is an exciting one! Presenting… the one and only BORDALO II from Lisbon, Portugal. Artur Bordalo by Martha Cooper Artur Bordalo has reused over 62 tons of waste materials in his work since 2012. Chimp Smile – photo by Heron Arts “The excessive production and consumption of stuff,… Continue reading BORDALO II
Washed Ashore
Washed Ashore Art to Save the Sea Our first ever weekly featured art is from Washed Ashore – Art to save the Sea. Octavia the Octopus from https://washedashore.org/ Based in Oregon, USA, Washed Ashore “builds and exhibits aesthetically powerful art to educate a global audience about plastic pollution in the ocean and waterways and spark positive… Continue reading Washed Ashore
Marine Conservation Cambodia
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” Albert Einstein Make art, Not Waste was born under the guidance, support and encouragement of Marine Conservation Cambodia (MCC), notably MCC’s founder Paul Ferber. MCC is a non-profit marine conservation organisation based in Koh Ach… Continue reading Marine Conservation Cambodia