Dutch artist Madeleine Berkhemer began making sculptures from stockings in 1997, using up to 1,000 pairs of pantyhose to make each of her taut, ethereal pieces. Initially, she didn’t worry about the ...

A Styrofoam meadow created by artist Narendra Haynes is consumed by mealworms. The living sculpture is part of the "Eco/Systems: Gather" exhibit at Asian Arts Initiative. (Emma Lee/WHYY) A small ...

Greenpeace International unveils an art installation by artist Benjamin Von Wong, ahead of a United Nations Environment Programme summit on reducing plastic pollution, in Paris Greenpeace ...

"Plastic Fantastic" (2010) outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art (via diedrakrieger.com) Today, we received a message in a plastic bottle from Philadelphia-based artist Deidra Krieger. Labeled with a ...

Plastic Reflectic is an art installation made out of plastic rubbish collected from the ocean. The plastic is connected to underwater sensors which mirror human movement in front of the artwork.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A grocery store featuring thousands of faux food items made entirely from discarded plastic bags opens Tuesday to the public, an artist’s non-edible creation calling attention to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On its face, art is often about beauty. From Mona Lisa’s demure ...

Plastic waste that washed up on beaches has been turned into artwork and gone on display in Staffordshire. The collages are made entirely from plastic fragments found on UK beaches to help highlight ...

Frustrated with the “ludicrous charade” of the COP25 World Climate Summit in December, Spanish design collective luzinterruptus turned to visual protest by creating the temporary guerrilla art piece, ...

DENNIS ODA / [email protected] Artist Shannon McCarthy uses small pieces of plastic collected from beach cleanups to make her mosaic art pieces. DENNIS ODA / [email protected] Artist ...

Ricky Boscarino started creating art out of recycled plastic around eight years ago, which he says changed his view on how plastics are used daily. Plastic waste can be diverted from landfills in many ...

The Fitchburg Art Museum (FAM) in central Massachusetts is on a mission to redefine its role. "Many art museums are very busy serving art — and we look at it a little differently," director Nick ...