SAO PAULO — Brazilian artist Eduardo Srur reproduces works by renowned masters without using a drop of paint – just recycled shreds of plastic picked up from city streets and rivers.
For his latest exhibition, he has copied Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet, and Warhol to draw attention to pollution caused by the accumulation of plastic waste.
“These works will remain for centuries in the history of mankind, and so will the plastic that we are dumping in nature,” he said in his Sao Paulo studio.
Srur’s show “Natureza Plstica” (‘Plastic Nature’) will premiere in Sao Paulo in the second half of 2021.
The artist has long worked to raise awareness about the environment, creating…
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