He calls it ‘plastic fantastic’ — beautiful artwork made out of discarded plastic (Video)
South African artist Mbongeni Buthelezi creates beautiful, giant portraits. The material? He uses plastic melted onto canvas.
His lines are often think and heavy — the colors are vibrant.
And that plastic he uses is discarded trash.
Buthelezi collects plastic bags from the streets around his Johannesburg studio.
He calls his art: "plastic fantastic."
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