Mbongeni Buthelezi uses strips of plastic melted and glued to the canvas for his portraits. When the South African studied art he couldn't afford to buy expensive materials. So he found an alternative ...

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 ...

When art and purpose intertwine, something magical can happen happen. This latest collaboration between Marina da Gama artist ...

As morning broke and the skies cleared over Hollywood Boulevard on this Oscars Week Wednesday, pedestrians found themselves greeted by a life-size golden idol. But it wasn’t fashioned in the ordinary ...

An exhibition in Frankfurt looks into the history of plastic in the arts, from avant-garde and Bauhaus experiments to futuristic space-age and trash works. https://p ...

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 ...

Five new works commissioned by Canadian Geographic offer eye-catching and compelling commentary on the impact of plastic on our planet It was a powerful statement: for much of 2019, as visitors left ...