The Art of Chris Jordan

I heard about this artist from my weekly DISCCRS e-mail. I sometimes have trouble appreciating art, but these are works that are both beautiful and make a powerful statement. Check out his recent work Gyre, and make sure you scroll all the way down to see the enlargements of the work. Note that this piece was created with 2.4 million pieces of plastic collected from the Pacific Ocean, equal to the number of POUNDS of plastic pollution that enter the world's oceans EVERY HOUR. Also scroll down to see Shark Teeth and Tuna. Lastly, check out some of his earlier work here, including Oil Barrels. Wow.