As a sustainability enthusiast, I wanted to combine art with an environmental theme to raise awareness on plastic pollution in Hong Kong. While Hong Kong is a beautiful city, in reality, it is now home to plastic. I wanted to depict this message through my artwork and therefore created my piece using trash and recyclables. This painting was created using recycled materials that I collected. These materials include plastic bags, Tetrapak cartons, bottle caps, lai see packets, and bubble wrap.
Initial drawing on canvas and paint layer.
Gathered different materials to recycle.
Added more collected recyclables and trash such as tetra-packs, toilet rolls, bubble wrap, plastic bags, and wood pieces (extras that come with canvas packaging).