The focus of Natalia Kapchuk’s art is the beauty of the nature and the ecological threats the world is now facing.
The artist uses her art to champion causes that resonate with all of us, bringing our attention to the pollution and ills of climate change threatening our world today. The creative artistic process starts with extensive research on the topics of global warming, the pollution of the ocean through plastic and other destructive behaviors impacting nature.
As a result, the artist expresses the message that humanity should think more about environmental protections and the conservation of natural resources.
The Lost Planet collection of mixed media artworks emphasizes how the effects of human actions are changing and destroying nature.
“Plastic pollution is without doubt one of the major threats to our planet, and thus we need to tackle it through innovate angles. I believe that Arts have the power of touching people’s hearts, and that’s why we’re delighted to be part of Natalia’s exhibition and to help her to create an impact and to inspire many individuals to become change makers.”
— Juan Castaño Vilas, Regional Director, Plastic Oceans Europe, 2021
“The global environmental problems we face are caused by billions of individual acts and decisions — we are all in this together. Earthwatch, as a science-based organization works across sectors of society to motivate change through creating knowledge and inspiring action. Using art as a means of communicating the issues we face increases the numbers and diversity of people we can reach on these issues. We are therefore, thrilled to be part of Natalia’s exhibition.”
— Dr Neil Bailey, Director of Philanthropy, Earthwatch Europe, 2021.
Environmental Crisis, 2019
Resin, single use plastic, pigments, dried fish, fish bone, LED lights
Diameter 100 cm, Mixed Media
The combinations of plastic waste and oil in our oceans are destroying the creatures that live in these waters. The devastating impact plastic and oil have on ecosystems can be traced through several different interrelated facts. For instance, the creation of plastic uses as much oil as the aviation industry. As a result, by the end of 2015 the plastic industry took up roughly eight percent of all oil production, with a projected rise to twenty percent by the year 2050. Unfortunately, nearly eight million tonnes of plastic leak into the Earth’s oceans every year, along with approximately 706 million gallons of resulting waste oil.
The presence of plastic and toxins can be found within animals throughout the world’s food chain. With only fourteen percent of plastic packaging sent for recycling, an estimated forty percent of all global packaging material is placed in landfills, which is then leaked into the environment. Oil waste furthers environmental problems with the greatest damage caused, not by accidental spills and leaks, but by chronic and careless habits of improper disposal of used motor oil.