The Important Of Saving The World
Photographer Mandy Barker creates deceptively eye-catching images to document the pandemic of plastic debris in the world’s waterways. Barker, who is based in Leeds, UK, works closely with scientists to collect trash from our oceans and beaches on the edges of nearly every continent. One research expedition covered the debris field (stretching to Hawaii) that resulted from Japan’s 2011 tsunami and earthquake; she has also explored the Inner Hebrides in Scotland with Greenpeace.
Barker manipulates her findings in Photoshop, mimicking the manner in which ocean water holds these objects in suspension. Swirls of colors and patterns draw in the viewer’s eye, only to realize that these visually appealing compositions consist of garbage that animals have attempted to chew, plastic pellets, tangles of fishing line, and water-logged soccer balls (Baker, 2018)
After I come across her artwork, I really love her artwork.However, it really hit me hard about the the huge amount of rubbish in our world.As a human, we indeed produce too much amount of rubbish in a day and some are non-recycled and harmful for our environment.Therefore, all of us should take initiative in saving our world and use less plastic especially. I am more inspired to use environmental friendly materials for foodware
This is good research. Your personal comments are balanced by the visuals and quotes. Instead of using the entire URL in your referencing/sourcing, place the URL in the link , but have the title/description of the image as the visible text. In this instance, that would read: SOUP – Refused (Barker, 2018). Use the 'Link' icon on Blogger to do this. Also, try to find the original source of the image. In this case that is Barker's own website: http://mandy-barker.com/gallery.php?gallNo=4&photoNo=33
ReplyDeleteHave a look at my post about this on Digital Destiny. I have used Barker as an example. She is a very important artist and I am so pleased you have responded to her work with such enthusiasm.