New York Aquarium 2017 Mural Competition
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Artist: Sheena Wong Shue

New York Aquarium 2017 Mural Competition, also, Artist: Sheena Wong Shue. . , New York Aquarium 2017 Mural Competition , Our first mural competition, with the theme "Ocean Plastics," received submissions from artists across the region. This mural is one of three chosen to adorn our Education Hall Boardwalk wall and raise awareness of the threat plastics pose to our planet's waterways. The New York Aquarium, part of the Wildlife Conservation Society, is committed to saving wildlife and wild places., Artist: Sheena Wong Shue , Artist Statement: The plastic pollution in our ocean is a growing problem. Without the preservation of our ocean, most of the sea life would perish and in turn, we would not survive. The lack of awareness to sustain the cleanliness of our ocean is one of the main courses of the current increase in the amount of plastic pollution in the ocean. Together we must inform one another to take preventative measures to recycle and encourage the use of biodegradable products. The premise of the mural design I created was to display the overcrowding of plastic pollution in the ocean., Sheena Wong Shue is a contemporary artist of Jamaican-Chinese heritage born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in South Florida. She currently works in Brooklyn using varied materials (including acrylic paint, paper, varnishes, and spray paint) to subversively depict various iconic pop culture characters and logos.