Monday Mural - Your trash, his art

Among a dozen other murals, this was the mural I most wanted to see when I visited the 
LX Factory I mentioned in my previous post - the Bee. 

Made in 2016, by one of Portugal's most talented street artists - Bordalo II - his unique creations are made with urban rubbish - cans, tires, scrap wood, appliances, etc that he turns into very tactile colourful animals, by making a collage with the waste and spray painting them to complete the piece. 
He's not only recycling trash but also using it to critique the way we live in a consumer society, mainly buying trash anyway.

The Bee

Bordalo II, aka Artur Bordalo was born in Lisbon in 1987, and grew up watching his grandfather - Artur Real Bordalo da Silva, a famous artist paint his Lisbon landscapes. 
He started as an illegal graffiti painter in his youth but turned into a street artist using his inspiration and daily experiences.
His "Big Trash Animals" are a series of artworks drawing attention to the production of waste, non recycling of materials, pollution and its effects on the planet. 

For other murals from around the world please follow this link.

Let's bring nature back to the city. Join the movement

And just as a curiosity, here is some information about Bordalo II's grandfather and his work.

Artur Real Chaves Bordalo da Silva, was born in Lisbon in 1925 and died in June 2017.

He studied art at the National Society of Arts and his urban landscapes of buildings and  historical locations of Lisbon were mainly painted in watercolours and oils.
And here are a few of his masterpieces (photos from the internet).