Raccoon by Bordalo II — artwork #3896 by Bordalo II · Paris, France
sticking animal Paris recyclé recycled
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Artur Bordalo, known as Bordalo II, was born in Lisbon in 1987. His artist name pays tribute to his grandfather, painter Real Bordalo, in whose studio he grew up before taking to the streets with spray paint at the age of eleven. After studying painting for eight years at the Lisbon Academy of Fine Arts, where he explored sculpture and ceramics, he turned his practice toward assemblage using disca…
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Added 28/03/2020
Bordalo II, the ecologically committed Portuguese artist, sculpts on this Parisian wall an enormous raccoon entirely made from recycled materials — plastics, metals, cardboard and assembled waste. The small mammal's large round eyes captivate the gaze while the body texture reveals the nature of the recovered materials. A militant work that transforms waste into art.
The artwork Raton Laveur par Bordalo II is of type sticking. You can admire it in the city of Paris in France, more precisely here: 9/11 Rue de la Croix Jarry, 75013 Paris, France.
This sticking is also tagged as: animal, Paris, recyclé, recycled.
Find all artworks by the artists who contributed to its creation by clicking on their name: Bordalo II
The photo was published on 28-03-2020 by Rabot.
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