Taina Litwak – Plastic Tsunami – Drift 2

Description

I am an activist artist. My sculptures and installations focus on the modern ubiquity of plastics and electronics in every aspect of life. We pour staggering volumes of ever-diversifying plastics into the biosphere. The plastic molecules of your shampoo bottle, your cell phone case, will be in the food that your great-great grandchildren eat, in the water they drink. My paintings employ harmonies of color and pattern as a lure, which on closer examination focus the viewer on the issues of biodiversity loss and climate change. I use elements of fallen leaves and animals cut from newspapers and maps. Headlines of loss and hope swirl. The elements of water and stone are often central to my work. The stones, solid and eternal, have been sculpted by water and time. When involving the sky, I focus on the fleeting qualities of dusk and dawn, moments of transition/transformation.