The artist who 'paints' with recycled plastic
Posted: 24 Aug 2015, 08:47The materials needed to make art can be expensive, too expensive for some.
But one artist in South Africa has found away to combine his artistic passion and his love of recycling.
Mbongeni Buthelezi collects plastic bags from the streets around his Johannesburg studio and melts them to create a unique kind of art - he calls it "plastic fantastic".
See video:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34006625
But one artist in South Africa has found away to combine his artistic passion and his love of recycling.
Mbongeni Buthelezi collects plastic bags from the streets around his Johannesburg studio and melts them to create a unique kind of art - he calls it "plastic fantastic".
See video:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34006625