Artur Bordalo is a 32-year-old gifted Portuguese artist and the creator of a series of artworks made from trash. Big Trash Animals is created from waste that was dumped in the area and represents both the beauty of nature and the waste materials that threaten it.
“I belong to a generation that is extremely consumerist, materialist and greedy,” the artist wrote on his personal website. “With the production of things at its highest, the production of ‘waste’ and unused objects is also at its highest. I create, recreate, assemble and develop ideas with end-of-life material and try to relate it to sustainability, ecological and social awareness.”
Bordalo shares his masterpieces on his social media accounts, mostly on Instagram where he has attracted more than 210 thousand followers. His work has been recognized both locally and internationally.
If you are curious to see more of his work, have a look on Instagram or on his website.
