Recycled Art
I went to see a spectacular exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum – El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa. El Anatsui was described as "likely the best-known of all living African artists" by Murray Whyte in the Toronto Star . The exhibition, a career retrospective of El Anatsui's work of the last four decades, includes his stunning wall sculptures made from recycled materials including bottle caps and copper wire:
The exhibition of El Anatsui's art is on display at the Royal Ontario Museum until February 27 and you can see it for free with your family if you pick up a Sun Life Financial Museum and Arts Pass at one of the branches listed.
If you would like to learn more about El Anatsui and other contemporary African artists, you might enjoy reading Angaza Afrika: African Art Now. Please click on images for more information.
If you would like to create something for yourself at Toronto Public Library, just search under Hobbies, Crafts & Games. Or, if you enjoy creating at home, Green Guide for Artists has fresh ideas for using recycled materials as well as do-it-yourself recipes for mixing a variety of nontoxic paints, mediums and adhesives.
2 thoughts on “Recycled Art”
The works of El Anatsui truly are marvelous! I love how he gives emotion to every one of his works. His culture and heritage is greatly preserved in every art piece that he makes.
I agree with you, Belle. El Anatsui combines meaning, beauty and talent in his art and the results are astounding.