Medium: plastic Bags on Polycarbonate (Cellophane Painting)
2023
Size: 4.2 x 12 m
The new monumental artwork by Saule Suleimenova, Yellow Blue Bus, is created using the medium of cellophane painting and is entirely made of plastic bags, some of which were donated to the artist by the residents of Almaty. This is not an attempt to overcome the climate crisis – doing so through art alone is impossible. Rather, it is a way to find poetry in plastic bags, to reinvent the aesthetics of a world where trees and birds are no longer the only representatives of ‘nature. It is also painting without paint- ing, where there is no canvas, no brushes, no acrylics or oil used. The work tells the story of the city’s matrix, its inhabitants, bus routes, and the love that covers it all. The title of the artwork also hints to the viewer that the artist dedicates it to Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
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