These are my sculptures shaped like sea creatures which are made from recycled bottles. In the left photograph I have attached strings of plastic underneath the lid of the bottle using clear tape; The tape was quite strong as it held the sculpture together, but visually it made the sculpture look unstylish. The strings of plastic symbolise the trailing tentacles of a Jellyfish which flow underneath the umbrella shaped bell. I chose to use green bottles to experiment with as this particular colour is more saturated than others, and reminds me of an underwater creature. The sculptures above have been hung with very thin string which gives the idea that they are floating.
The sculpture to the right is much more compact than the sculpture to the left. I collected a few waste materials such as an orange carton, lemon netting and a green plastic bottle and combined them together to create a very unusual and asymmetric piece. The orange carton has been placed above the netting and bottle which represents the main body of the creature. All the colours that I have included are bright and colourful, and the green plastic represents the Jellyfish like tentacles; It also seems as if it's glowing, similar to how deep sea marine animals produce bioluminescence- many animals use this as camouflage, to attract mates or to scare off predators.
Further in my development, I will carry out some research into the dangers of plastic bottles in the sea, and how they are harming sea life and cause great environmental damage; I will include this in my sketchbook.
By using recycled plastic bottles, I am trying to promote the idea that they can be used in an artistic way. I aim to create a final outcome from plastic bottles shaped in a similar way to the images. I intend to communicate the idea of how recycling bottles prevents sea life from being harmed and is greatly beneficial to humans.
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