transformation process waste in artistic objects establish a research pipeline Alexander Lamas as a contribution and condemnation environmental abuse. An example of this can be seen at the Alicante Municipal Art Center with an exhibition entitled. imitation, go to search upcyclingwaste gains a value that goes beyond the traditional recycling of materials by creating parts that exceed the economic, cultural and social value of the original product, and the artist’s expression and message.
highlighting llamas excessive consumption and environmental pollution, in this exhibition, he creates a community of people/characters that the public can walk among, observe their merging and reflect on at the same time.problems of life and human existence in today’s society. Treatment with all these sarcasm, humor, adverse criticism, or irony. Some large format pieces are more expressive, others more refined and minimalist.
Lamas used his pieces mostly to configure cardboard, paper and some plastic and metal waste, inside or outside the building. These are recycled items from the artist’s closest environment (Km0) reused. stores and proximity and self-consumption stores.
The exhibition develops two different lines of artistic research that complement and unite each other. The first started in 2006, find 3D using a single flat element (mainly cardboard and paint) and secondly, exempt volumes based on recycled cardboard and its constituent parts as well as recycled plastic and metal items. The exhibition is definitely a place to mingle and reflect on the questions each viewer generates.
António Manresa, Councilor for Culture, said: “We’re entering. a dream world where some beings capture us in different ways, some with their irregular shapes and some with their colours, but they all start from the basis of recycling. telling us the environment through nightmares and dreams”.