RECYCLE ART: CHANGING WASTE TO BE A FRIENDLY-ENVIROMENT ARTWORK

Abstract

Artists should have an awareness of the socio-cultural environment where they live. The artworks created should be based on contextual issues in their environment. The dirty environment by the residual waste of people's consumption is found everywhere, including in Surakarta. The condition encourages artists to manifest it into creative solutions by creating artworks that care about the environment. The creation of recycle-based painting is one of the answers to the problem. The research aims to create painting art that apply recycle art approach using paper waste material, metal, cloth. The research was conducted at NN Studio, Rt 04/07 Kismorejo, Jaten, Karanganyar, Surakarta on May - July 2017. The work approach was applying brainstorming and explorative method. The results show that there are various factors behind the creation of recycle art-based painting, including: building public awareness about the importance of clean and healthy environment, the importance of developing new and contextual aesthetic values, realizing solutions to the problem of waste in society through innovative creation, synergizing the spirit of artists and the community in creating a friendly environment. Different types of waste have different characteristics and artistic potential, thus they demand the application of different techniques. The process of brainstorming is done to produce the concept of creation as base in the process of visualization of the creation. The exploration carried out produces visual surprises that are capable of contributing to the aesthetic enrichment of paintings. The aesthetics offered start from the honesty of the characteristics of each material. The differences of the character of each material become the aesthetic power of the created painting. The priority of using materials that are not environmentally friendly make the painting as a creative solution to the dirty environment by waste. The resulting paintwork is placed as a medium of reflection to build audience’s awareness about the importance of a clean and friendly environment. Keyword: recycle art, painting, waste, environmen