Within the 20th century, there came the use of plastics in art. In the latter half of the century, plastic technology advanced so that it was feasible for artists to start using

plastic Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Their plasticity makes it possible for plastics to be moulded, extruded or pressed into solid objects of various shapes. This adaptab ...

and acrylics as an artwork

medium Medium may refer to: Science and technology Aviation *Medium bomber, a class of war plane *Tecma Medium, a French hang glider design Communication * Media (communication), tools used to store and deliver information or data * Medium of ...

Using found plastic

Art Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...

made of commodity materials sometimes uses found objects made of plastic. Plastic containers are useful in

papier-mâché upright=1.3, Mardi Gras papier-mâché masks, Haiti upright=1.3, Papier-mâché Catrinas, traditional figures for day of the dead celebrations in Mexico Papier-mâché (, ; , literally "chewed paper") is a composite material consisting of p ...

for building frames. Environmental artists are using salvaged beach plastic to create art as a means of bringing awareness of

plastic pollution Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment that adversely affects humans, wildlife and their habitat. Plastics that act as pollutants are catego ...

in earth's oceans. Examples include:

Judith Selby Lang Judith Selby Lang is an American artist and environmental activist working with found beach plastic. Selby Lang is known for sourcing beach plastic from a single site: 1000 yards of Kehoe Beach along the Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern Ca ...

and Richard Lang, members of Women Eco Artists Dialog, and the

photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employe ...

of Chris Jordan.

Use of Liquid Acrylics

Liquid acrylics can be used to create two- and three-dimensional plastic images and objects. Artist, Tyler Turkle, pours multiple thin layers of pigmented liquid acrylic to form sheets of plastic that result in paintings and sculptures. After adequate drying time between applications, these solid plastic sheets can be readily peeled off most surfaces and readhered to others. Examples can be seen in the “Other plastic artwork” images below.

Other plastic artwork

Mona_Breakfast.jpg, "Mona Breakfast" (aka "Jerry’s"), 33"x46", poured acrylic, Tyler Turkle, 1976 If_it_wasn't_for_plastic_money_I_wouldn't_have_any_money_at_all.jpg, "MasterCard/Visa (If it wasn’t for plastic money I wouldn’t have any money at all)", 54" x 43", poured acrylic, Tyler Turkle, 2006 Plastic History.jpg, "Plastic History" (Transfiguration), 8"x10", poured acrylic on photo, Tyler Turkle, 1985 Plastic Water 4, 1989, 40”x30”, poured acrylic on photo.jpg, "Plastic Water #5", 40" x 30", poured acrylic on photo, Tyler Turkle, 1989. Plastic Anatomy 55, 1988, 45”x24”, poured acrylic on plexiglas.jpg, "Plastic Anatomy 55", 45"x24", poured acrylic on plexiglas, Tyler Turkle, 1988 Sunset With Plastic, 1, 1991, 40”x60”, poured acrylic on photo.jpg, "Sunset with Plastic", poured acrylic on photo, 40"x60", Tyler Turkle, 1990

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Using found plastic

Use of Liquid Acrylics

Other plastic artwork

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