Feed The Beast!
O ne of the more fascinating projects that received a Lexington Council for the Arts (LCA) grant is the Earth Day Awareness Sculpture proposed by Munroe Center for the Arts. Hoping to build people’s awareness about the vast amount of plastic humans ingest each year, the Center is building a sculpture filled with discarded plastic pots, yogurt containers, bottles etc. The final piece will highlight the importance of recycling and the damage plastics have on our environment.
By our deadline, the sculpture was partially stuffed, with its belly open to community contributions! Cristina Burwell, Hien Ngyuen, and sculptor Bill Turville. made the sculpture; they are looking for “aseptic containers” such as juice boxes, milk containers or foil-lined bags that chips come in to help build the “wish-cycling” sculpture in the front lawn at the Munroe Center for the Arts. If you can contribute, please toss your recycled cartons via an opening in the sculpture.
With the recent emphasis on climate change and plastic proliferation, artists are creating dynamic art works that remind us of the impact of our waste on our environment and stimulate us to consider our lifestyle. Today, there are many attractive, thought-provoking art installations using upcycled disposable materials.
Hoping to build people’s awareness about the vast amount of plastic humans ingest each year, the Center built this sculpture filled with discarded plastic pots, yogurt containers, bottles, etc. The final piece will highlight the importance of recycling and the damage plastics have on our environment.
With experts warning about the increasing amounts of plastic in our oceans, projects such as this shows us that recycling and creating art from plastic garbage can be fun and may lead to some brilliant results.