Portugal-based artist Bordalo II (previously featured here ) is drawing attention to environmental issues with his latest series, Big Trash Animals. The animals can be found in various cities in his home country including Lisboa and Estarreja, and as far reaching as Berlin, Germany. These new pieces take his core concept of giving waste a new lifeeven further byspreading an important message: Through thelarge peering eyes of creatures like raccoons and tropical birds, Bordalo II forces us to reckon with our ownwastefulness and remember the nature it destroys. The very materials that he uses are the things responsible for destruction;brightly spray-painted scrap metal, trash cans, and car bumpers sourced from places likeabandoned factories. They playfully camouflage the ugliness of the artists urban landscape, while also pointing to our habitof camouflaging ourtrash. How we dispose of itremains an ongoing problem that society mustaddress, setting the stage for thisseries as an ongoing one.
A talented artist makes his statement concerning environmental issues through his art
Beautiful and unusual pieces every one
Enjoy
I amazed at people's creativity! these are so unique and so very well done. thanks again RIO!!
Truly beautiful and inspiring, all the while delivering a strong message.
What could be better.
Nona
You are welcome
Yes it seems that talented, creative people can create beauty from virtually any material and with most any subject matter
Kavika
A message on an important issue, delivered in such a manner will likely get more notice than a blow hard politician's double talk on the same issue.
An attention getting device is the first step in getting people to pay attention.
Thanks for the feedback
Robert,
Fabulous find. The artistry is stunning and while I appreciate the statements being made, most of us don't give trash a second thought. Sadly I include myself as we wheel our bins to the street and hours later wheel it back to the garage.
Perhaps we view recycling as the solution, problem solved. Yet in reality the amount of trash dumped in our oceans, in particular plastic, continues to be monumental.
Lynne
I am glad that you liked the pieces of art - I agree and artful and poignant combination of art and issue messaging
YOur point on ocean pollution is absolutely correct
Yes - sometimes that message received by viewers differs from the message the artist intended and all viewing the piece interpret the message in their own way
The phrase, beauty is in the eye of the beholder answers the question