Francesca Busca Transforms Waste into Mosaic Art as Eco-Artivism
Francesca Busca is redefining art through eco-artivism by crafting mosaics exclusively from waste materials. A distinguished graduate of the London School of Mosaic, she founded Payment in Kind(ness)®, an innovative economic model, and ArtforTrash®, which utilizes clients' waste to create unique artworks. Busca also established GREENy bastARTs, an international collective focused on eco-artivism. Her collaborations span institutions like ISMAR in Venice and Birmingham Business School. Notable works include 'Elysean Fields,' 'Metabarnacles,' and 'Cinderella Tries the Shoe.' She actively promotes veganism, renewable energy, and low-impact living as part of her artistic mission.
Key facts
- Francesca Busca creates mosaics from 100% waste materials.
- She graduated with distinction in Mosaic and Fine Arts from the London School of Mosaic.
- She founded Payment in Kind(ness)®, an alternative economic model.
- She founded ArtforTrash®, creating artworks from clients' own waste.
- She founded GREENy bastARTs, an international eco-artivist collective.
- Her collaborations include ISMAR (Venice), Birmingham Business School, and Project One Wave (CPWF UK).
- Her works include 'Elysean Fields,' 'Metabarnacles,' 'Ping,' 'Ray,' 'The Marevenants,' 'Cinderella Tries the Shoe,' 'Coral Greef,' and 'Nic 67.'
- She advocates veganism, low-impact living, and renewable energy.
Entities
Artists
- Francesca Busca
Institutions
- London School of Mosaic
- ISMAR (Institute of Marine Sciences, Venice)
- Birmingham Business School
- Project One Wave
- CPWF UK
- Artsy Shark
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- United Kingdom