Turn garbage into art: Gum painting campaign.

Walking without thinking, there are some gums that I step on. Sticky feeling makes me annoyed. Looking at the street closely, we can see a gub(gum stain) a one or two step. After reading this writing, you can find enormous patches of discarded gums. There is a project that such dirty and messy discarded gums can be seen by another eyes.



This project called Gum Painting Campaign is a nonprofit organization painting on patches of discarded gums on the streets. These projects usually give messages of warning. Thought of giving a forceful feeling, however, like “Don’t leave a gum” is wrong. Gum paintings are so cute and pretty.


This project started as assignment for artist Hyeong Cheol Kim to do while in college. In early days, not gum painting, but piling patches of discarded gums highly and creating something with them. After he had tried many things and undergone trial and error, this Gum Painting Campaign showed up. This project that volunteers have done as volunteering activity doesn’t just paint on patches of discarded gums. By seeing Gum Painting, people realize this project and then it let people think one more about spilling out gum.    

These days, a lot of damages affected environmental pollution from all over the world have been brought on the news. So many campaigns that let people be interest in nature have started. We have to pay attention not only obtrusive litters, but also small ones like patches of discarded gum. The gum painting project make us think our conscience that was left out on the street with patches of discarded gum.

More Gum Paintings: https://www.facebook.com/GumPainting