About Mary Salles
Biography
I am Marilene Salles, a Brazilian British citizen fine artist, I love nature therefore a care about environmental issues.
I have been working with different mediums such as oil and acrylic for 23 years but, for the past seven years I have been creating sculptures from recycling materials. As an artist I feel that I have some responsibility of helping the environment because we artists, have the power to turn an ugly object, that is harmful to our planet into a visually exciting piece of art that were once destined for the landfill or littering parks, highways, getting caught in trees, clogging gutters and sewers, and even pose threats to ocean life that mistake them for food.
I have been working with different mediums such as oil and acrylic for 23 years but, for the past seven years I have been creating sculptures from recycling materials. As an artist I feel that I have some responsibility of helping the environment because we artists, have the power to turn an ugly object, that is harmful to our planet into a visually exciting piece of art that were once destined for the landfill or littering parks, highways, getting caught in trees, clogging gutters and sewers, and even pose threats to ocean life that mistake them for food.
My main recycling materials are newspaper, plastic bottles and plastic bags which is one of the biggest enemies of nature.
My objective is to show the value and beauty that can be found in the waste we produce inspiring other artists to help save the planet using their creativity and turn trash into a treasure of their own.
