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Artist Creates Large-Scale Mona Lisa Mosaic Using Recycled Bottle Caps

artist · 2026-03-21

Óscar Olivares, an artist recognized for using recycled materials, finished a 43-foot-tall mural in Zacamil, El Salvador, in February. The artwork reinterprets Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' and is composed of approximately 100,000 bottle caps.

Key facts

  • Óscar Olivares created the mural
  • It is 43 feet tall
  • It uses around 100,000 bottle caps
  • It is located in Zacamil, El Salvador
  • It was completed in February

Entities

Artists

  • Óscar Olivares

Locations

  • Zacamil
  • El Salvador

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