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Carlos Ibarra

Cunningham

English Literature P.1

06 February 2019

Capstone Annotated Bibliography

Harness, Jill. “11 Artists Doing Amazing Things With Recycled Materials.”

Mental Floss​, Mental Floss, 12 Nov. 2012,

mentalfloss.com/article/13046/11-artists-doing-amazing-things-recycled-materials

In this article, Harness exemplifies eleven different artists who created art pieces out of

common garbage items as an attempt to combat other problems within their own communities.

Harness explains the inspiration behind every artist’s piece, making it a point to say where the

trash came from and gives a background on the artist to form a path to why the artist is now

creating art from garbage. The author provides images of the artist’s work and explanations on

why the artists decided to create their piece using garbage. Harness displays the creation of art

from worthless objects by the eleven artists in an effort to promote awareness of social issues

within their communities. This article provides insight into different types of art that can be

created using garbage and recyclables from my community. In addition, it provided the idea of

bringing awareness not only to the littering and garbage problem but to other social problems

like gun violence, through the art pieces. I will use this information as a base on how I will

design my own art pieces.

Fears, Darryl. “There's Literally a Ton of Plastic Garbage for Every Person on Earth.”
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​The Washington Post​, WP Company, 19 July 2017, 4

www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/07/19/theres-literally-a-to

n-of-plastic-garbage-for-every-person-in-the-world/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a619174

92ae4.

This article by Darryl Fears, reveals the massive amount of plastic that is currently

present on Earth. Fears talks about the abundance of plastic that is currently not in use but is just

creating environmental and ecological problems. The author supports his argument by referring

to studies done by The American Association for the Advancement of Science and other

scientists. He also refers to data of the top plastic producers in the world when comparing

advancements by the US, China, and Europe. The article explains that there is an enormous

amount of plastic that is just messing up the environment. It mentions that the only way to get rid

of these plastics is to incinerate them. However, most countries aren’t focusing on destroying the

plastics because of the pollution they release when burned and instead send them to a dump.

Furthermore, the article states that the plastics end up everywhere and have even been found in

the stomachs of dead whales. This source provides a background to the problem created by the

plastics we throw away. It will be used to build a background on the problem that my project is

trying to alleviate.

Klyukin, Vasily. “'How One Man Is Using Art to Highlight the Plague of Plastic Waste Which Is

Killing Our Planet'.”

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​The Independent​, Independent Digital News and Media, 17 Sept. 2018,

www.independent.co.uk/voices/plastic-waste-art-environment-oceans-rubbish-trash-vasil

y-klyukin-earth-planet-a8541656.html​.

In this article, Vasily Klyukin explains the main issues with plastic in our environment,

talks about how to use less plastic as a consumer and highlights his own art made from garbage

from all around the world. The author mentions problems such as the five giant islands of

garbage floating in the ocean and how animals mistake the plastics for food. Kylukin also

mentions a study done by Allen Carr, where the use of plastic is compared to smoking because of

its everlasting effect on the environment. The article presents the problem of pollution due to the

overuse of plastics and the terrible systems in place for the plastics afterlife. The author then

provides some tips that could help lessen the problems with pollution. Vasily Klyukin’s art is

used to send a message about the extensive plastic problem on Earth and call to action for the

rest of the world. This article will help me with creating the message that I want my own art to

portray to the group of people it will effect. It will provide more points on why garbage and

pollution are a major problem in our society.

Harlan, Becky. “This Is Not a Mirage: Colorful Art Installations That Delight, Then Horrify.”

National Geographic, 10 June 2016,

www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2016/06/an-oceans-trash-is-an-artists-tr

easure/.

The article by Becky Harlan displays the temporary art exhibits by Alejandro Duran on world

heritage sit in Mexico. Duran creates meticulous art on the beach using all the garbage that
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washes up ashore to spread the message that Earth needs help. Harlan includes images of the art

that Duran creates and his explanation to why he creates these pieces of art. The article explains

that art is created to bring awareness to the problem with garbage around the world. It’s

supposed to spark a trigger in the observer's brain that we are causing this problem. The author

also mentions that Duran has found garbage from multiple continents on this shore, adding to the

effect that our garbage not only messes without community but affects the rest of the world. This

source gives me examples of a different type of art to create with the trash in my community. It

also provides information that will develop my overall message in my project.

Lahiri, Sohini. "ART HIS WAY."​ Tampa Bay Times​, Jan 10, 2013, pp. 5 ​ProQuest,

https://search.proquest.com/docview/1268170155?accountid=172748​.

The article by Sohini Lahiri reflects the story of a man who has devoted thirty years of

his life to creating art from trash and contributing to green projects. Lahiri interviewed Joe

Brown, known as Hong Kong Willie, about his art and how his passion for art lead him to create

this type of art. Brown makes art out of anything including driftwood and old helicopters and

then sells it to finance other green projects. The author provides information about Brown’s life

and the path that lead him to his current occupation as a full-time artist. He also describes the

mindblowing effect of seeing all the art within Brown’s art store. The article details the

encounter between Lahiri and Brown, proving a quick background into Brown’s world of

recycled art. This article provided me with information about how I want people to feel when

they see my art. I want the art to intrigue the observer, making them take look at the piece for a

while and appreciate it.