GIANT ENTERPRISE:The artist who is responsible for creating the enormous piece of art used more than 4 million bottles, which were obtained through donations
Taipei Times
Date: Dec 23, 2015
By: Lu Hsien-hsiu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer
A giant mosaic made from recycled plastic bottles depicting Vincent
A mosaic of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night made from recycled plastic bottles is pictured in Keelung’s Embrace Cultural and Creative Park on Saturday. Photo: Lu Hsien-hsiu, Taipei Times
van Gogh’s famous painting The Starry Night is to be unveiled on Saturday in Keelung’s Embrace Cultural and Creative Park (擁恆文創園區).
The mosaic, named The Starry Paradise, covers 53 hectares and is expected to set a new Guinness World Record as the largest of its kind.
The project is almost complete and the artist responsible for its creation has received more than 4 million recycled plastic bottles in donations, the park management said. [FULL STORY]
