Title: 5 Artist-Activists Who Are Changing The World | The Green Hub
Headings: 5 Artist-Activists Who Are Changing The World
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5 Artist-Activists Who Are Changing The World
‘Trashion’ Artist Marina DeBris
Animator & Artist Jeff Hong
Photographer Paul Nicklen
Realist Artist Zaria Forman
Political Street Artist Banksy

Content: It gives people a chance to be educated and empowered, perceiving world issues indirectly. Image via My TOMRA
‘Trashion’ Artist Marina DeBris
Marina is an Australian artist, growing up by the ocean, and helping on countless beach clean-ups. She soon realised cleaning the beach wasn’t addressing the problem, so began using art to highlight it. She is most famous for creating fashion outfits from ocean pollution. Her pieces are a confronting example of plastic and fashion waste, evoking guilt and action. ‘She encourages the viewer to question the use of single use items, and consider ways to reduce waste so it does not end up in our oceans and landfills.’ She is now based in Bondi, creating pieces from plastic from Bondi, Tamarama and Bronte beaches. Her pieces have received worldwide recognition and even been borrowed by the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC. Image via Flickr
Animator & Artist Jeff Hong
Jeff is an animation storyboard artist from Los Angeles, previously working as an animation artist on several famous Disney movies. He uses his talent to produce work highlighting environmental and social issues worldwide with Disney characters, called Unhappily Ever After .