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micaceous iron oxide etched and printed ON HAND-TORN BLEACHED RIVES BFK PAPER. START TO FINISH DONE BY THE ARTISTS. These monoprints are one-of-a-kind. Hand made utilizing what very few actual plastic bags we have as the plate and printing using custom mixed colors. These bags are truly everlasting and one of a kind. No two prints are alike and nothing can be remade exactly the same.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I knew I wanted to create a piece of art that did not represent me personally but the environment I grew up in; create something that was easily recognizable to everyone no matter the background. This is a comment on plastic, not only plastic but grocery bags in specific. As many people have struggled with the remnants of forgetting your reusable bag or your totes since the ban on plastic grocery bags. I beg the bigger question that most reusable bags are plastic; there is so much consumable plastic it's almost hard to even realize what's plastic anymore. Plastic is forever. Humans consume approximately a credit card's weight in micro plastic a day no matter how conscious you are about your plastic consumption. It emphasizes the distinction between representation and reality, prompting viewers to question the nature of art and its relationship to truth. For my piece I wanted that same feeling of questioning art and seeking the truth in everyone's reality and relationship with plastic. Seeking the truth about plastic consumption and begging the question of how we solve this epidemic. Humanity as a whole is temporary and fragile while plastic outlives everyone and will continue to live on this earth and surpass humanity.
Size: 14”x16”
micaceous iron oxide etched and printed ON HAND-TORN BLEACHED RIVES BFK PAPER. START TO FINISH DONE BY THE ARTISTS. These monoprints are one-of-a-kind. Hand made utilizing what very few actual plastic bags we have as the plate and printing using custom mixed colors. These bags are truly everlasting and one of a kind. No two prints are alike and nothing can be remade exactly the same.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I knew I wanted to create a piece of art that did not represent me personally but the environment I grew up in; create something that was easily recognizable to everyone no matter the background. This is a comment on plastic, not only plastic but grocery bags in specific. As many people have struggled with the remnants of forgetting your reusable bag or your totes since the ban on plastic grocery bags. I beg the bigger question that most reusable bags are plastic; there is so much consumable plastic it's almost hard to even realize what's plastic anymore. Plastic is forever. Humans consume approximately a credit card's weight in micro plastic a day no matter how conscious you are about your plastic consumption. It emphasizes the distinction between representation and reality, prompting viewers to question the nature of art and its relationship to truth. For my piece I wanted that same feeling of questioning art and seeking the truth in everyone's reality and relationship with plastic. Seeking the truth about plastic consumption and begging the question of how we solve this epidemic. Humanity as a whole is temporary and fragile while plastic outlives everyone and will continue to live on this earth and surpass humanity.
Size: 14”x16”
micaceous iron oxide etched and printed ON HAND-TORN BLEACHED RIVES BFK PAPER. START TO FINISH DONE BY THE ARTISTS. These monoprints are one-of-a-kind. Hand made utilizing what very few actual plastic bags we have as the plate and printing using custom mixed colors. These bags are truly everlasting and one of a kind. No two prints are alike and nothing can be remade exactly the same.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I knew I wanted to create a piece of art that did not represent me personally but the environment I grew up in; create something that was easily recognizable to everyone no matter the background. This is a comment on plastic, not only plastic but grocery bags in specific. As many people have struggled with the remnants of forgetting your reusable bag or your totes since the ban on plastic grocery bags. I beg the bigger question that most reusable bags are plastic; there is so much consumable plastic it's almost hard to even realize what's plastic anymore. Plastic is forever. Humans consume approximately a credit card's weight in micro plastic a day no matter how conscious you are about your plastic consumption. It emphasizes the distinction between representation and reality, prompting viewers to question the nature of art and its relationship to truth. For my piece I wanted that same feeling of questioning art and seeking the truth in everyone's reality and relationship with plastic. Seeking the truth about plastic consumption and begging the question of how we solve this epidemic. Humanity as a whole is temporary and fragile while plastic outlives everyone and will continue to live on this earth and surpass humanity.
Size: 14”x16”