General manager of the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) HE Prof Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti opened on Monday the Qatari plastic art exhibition at Building 19, hall 2. Attended by an elite of ...

Dutch artist Madeleine Berkhemer began making sculptures from stockings in 1997, using up to 1,000 pairs of pantyhose to make each of her taut, ethereal pieces. Initially, she didn’t worry about the ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A grocery store featuring thousands of faux food items made entirely from discarded plastic bags opens Tuesday to the public, an artist’s non-edible creation calling attention to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On its face, art is often about beauty. From Mona Lisa’s demure ...

Haruhiko Kamaguchi, Zatsuran series, 2015. Photo courtesy of the artist. If you keep half an eye on the news, you must be aware that plastic is everywhere. It’s in our homes, it’s in our seas, and, ...

Industrial designer Carter Zufelt has created a new process for recycling discarded plastics. Unlike most current methods, his is able to transform garbage into uniquely-crafted art. Not only can the ...

Pam Longobardi, commission for the cover of ‘Sierra’ magazine (2014) (all images courtesy the artist) Plastic has become a material of unique conceptual and physical importance to our society, and the ...

DENNIS ODA / [email protected] Artist Shannon McCarthy uses small pieces of plastic collected from beach cleanups to make her mosaic art pieces. DENNIS ODA / [email protected] Artist ...

Ricky Boscarino started creating art out of recycled plastic around eight years ago, which he says changed his view on how plastics are used daily. Plastic waste can be diverted from landfills in many ...

The “Life in Plastic” art show, which debuted in March, is currently on a campus tour. MANILA, Philippines — Plastic wastes are usually regarded as eyesores, but not in an ongoing art exhibit intended ...

Three years ago, creator Burls Art released a video documenting the building of his first guitar, which featured a body made from 1,200 colored pencils. The video went viral and more impressive builds ...