Bluefin tuna - 2008 Marker on plastic laundry bottle, tarter sauce packets, bottle caps. This piece is part of an installation titled "Garbage School", and part of a larger body of work exploring issues effecting marine ecosystems, issues such as the proliferation of garbage in the world's oceans and declining fish populations due to overfishing. Please also see the sets "Fish Food", "Fish Bottles", and "Leatherbacks and Jellies" to see more.
"Beach", 2012 - Installation at 'Eco Byway', St. John's University, MN
Beach Picnic - drawing on adhesive acetate adhered to Kitty litter container, marker drawings on various other pieces of plastic garbage surround it.
2008 Detail "Garbage School" - A wide variety of self-generated plastic garbage has been transformed into mini-sculptural objects. Marker drawing/acrylic paint, fishing line, plastic wrap, etc.
2008 Detail, Garbage School - A wide variety of self-generated plastic garbage have been transformed into mini-sculptural objects. Marker drawing/acrylic paint, fishing line, plastic wrap, etc.
2008 Pink Conch and Jellyfish Bottle - Detail from 'Garbage School' This piece is part of an installation titled "Garbage School", and part of a larger body of work exploring issues effecting marine ecosystems, issues such as the proliferation of garbage in the world's oceans and declining fish populations due to overfishing. Please also see the sets "Fish Food", "Fish Bottles", and "Leatherbacks and Jellies" to see more.
2008 Juvenile Spotted Drum with Squid Condiment - This piece is part of an installation titled "Garbage School", and part of a larger body of work exploring issues effecting marine ecosystems, issues such as the proliferation of garbage in the world's oceans and declining fish populations due to overfishing. Please also see the sets "Fish Food", "Fish Bottles", and "Leatherbacks and Jellies" to see more.
2008 Detail from 'Garbage School' - This piece is part of an installation titled "Garbage School", and part of a larger body of work exploring issues effecting marine ecosystems, issues such as the proliferation of garbage in the world's oceans and declining fish populations due to overfishing. Please also see the sets "Fish Food", "Fish Bottles", and "Leatherbacks and Jellies" to see more.
2008 Deatil from 'Garbage School' - This piece is part of an installation titled "Garbage School", and part of a larger body of work exploring issues effecting marine ecosystems, issues such as the proliferation of garbage in the world's oceans and declining fish populations due to overfishing. Please also see the sets "Fish Food", "Fish Bottles", and "Leatherbacks and Jellies" to see more.
2008, 'Garbage School' partial install view - A wide variety of self-generated plastic garbage which have been transforms into mini-sculptural objects. Marker drawing/acrylic paint, fishing line, plastic wrap, etc.
Jellyfish Bottle - marker/acrylic on acetate sheet suspended inside of plastic bottle, with saran wrap and tendrils made from plastic six-pack holders
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Melissa Stang
Artist Columbia, SC