Editing Plastic in art (section)

== Using found plastic ==
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[[Art]] made of commodity materials sometimes uses [[found objects]] made of plastic.<ref>{{cite web |last1=curatorial |first1=intern |title="Found Art" and Commodity Sculpture |date=9 August 2010 |url= https://nbmaa.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/found-art-and-commodity-sculpture/ |publisher=New Britain Museum of American Art |accessdate=18 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Valentine |first1=Ben |title=One Artist's Quest to Turn Beach Plastic into Art |url= http://hyperallergic.com/231979/one-artists-quest-to-turn-beach-plastic-into-art/ |website=Hyperallergic |date=26 August 2015 |publisher=Ben Valentine |accessdate=18 February 2016 |agency=Art {{!}} Roxy Paine {{!}} Plastic in Art {{!}} Acrylic Art}}</ref> Plastic containers are useful in [[papier-mâché]] for building frames.<ref>{{cite web |title=PAPER MACHE VASES FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES |url= http://www.creativejewishmom.com/2011/06/paper-mache-vases-from-recycled-plastic-bottles.html |website=Creative Jewish Mom |accessdate=18 February 2016}}</ref>

Environmental artists are using salvaged beach plastic to create art as a means of bringing awareness of [[plastic pollution]] in Earth's oceans. Examples include: [[Judith Selby Lang]] and Richard Lang, members of [[Women Eco Artists Dialog]], and the [[photography]] of [[Chris Jordan (artist)|Chris Jordan]].