Plastic as A Media of Installation Artworks Based on Recycle Art

Abstract

The study aims to create an installation artwork using plastic bottles of mineral water as the media, and by using glue and string as the supported media. The study was conducted at NN Studio which is located at Rt 04/07 Kismorejo, Jaten Karanganyar, by applying the method of brainstorming, exploration and evaluation. The exploration process is carried out on the aspects of media, shapes, shaping techniques, and displays. The creation of works uses the same type of plastic bottles of mineral water with the same size and considering the aesthetic potential of shapes and colors, and the ease of forming techniques. The shaping of the bottle applies the cutting technique using scissors or cutter according to the created design. The adjoint technique of plastic bottles uses clear colored glue to align with the color of the bottle. The resulting shape of the installation artwork predominantly applies a spiral shape with different curves and gap. The choice of shape is driven by the desire to change a media image that has a straight or rigid impression to become an installation artwork that has impression to be flexible, dynamic, and sturdy.