Waste Pollution: An Artist Role In Waste Management In The 21st Century

Abstract

Since the advent of urbanization, issue of waste in environment, and there is a lot within the socio-economic, cultural and political context of any nation resurges with bright challenge at a global level with increasing vibrancy. This resurgence is critical to health and life discourses everywhere. This paper tried to highlight the efficacy of discarded wastes and its creativity use in the environment with governmental approach to finding a solution to it menace in the society. It also discusses relationship and role of creativity in the environment and the theory of representation in visual art. The paper also examines different works of sculptors who has in one way or the other explore different wastes object into sculptural form. One will agree that creativity and the environment are inseparable and could stand on one leg to survive. The methodology explored in this project involved both primary and secondary sources of data collection. Primary sources included observation, examination and review of previous works and studies related to the way each artists uses his found object to give the environment a better life.  The secondary sources include images/photographs from internet and journal articles. The analysis used includes descriptive analysis, which involves the interpretation of theme and meaning of work piece.