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Environmental Art

Environmental Art. How are the visual and performing arts working to bring awareness and change to our environment?. Definition. Environmental Art is “art that helps improve our relationship with the natural world.”. Purpose.

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Environmental Art

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  1. Environmental Art How are the visual and performing arts working to bring awareness and change to our environment?

  2. Definition • Environmental Art is “art that helps improve our relationship with the natural world.” Purpose • To inform and interpret natural processes or issues in the environment • To utilize natural materials and forces • To describe or envision our relationship with nature • To restore and reclaim environments in an aesthetic way.

  3. Environmental Art is… • Performance • Acoustic Ecology • Nature Art • Art in Nature • Site Specific Art • Eco-art technology • Ecological Art • Crop Art • Land Art • Earth Art • Earthworks • Ecoventions • Documentary Projects • Green Activism Art • Bio-art

  4. Sustainable Art vs. Ecological Art • Art that is created while being considerate to the relationship that it has with its environments and the worldly impact of the work. • Art which deals with ecological issues or nature. And incorporates environmentally healthy methods. Another Category of note: “Art in Nature” and “Land Art” utilize natural materials and usually display the artwork in its natural setting, but are less focused on ecological activism.

  5. Sustainable Art • “It is perfectly possible for contemporary art to be sustainable without having a direct political or environmental message, as long as it meets the requirements of not damaging the environment and not being exploitative.” Andy Goldsworthy is a great example of both Sustainable Art and Art in Nature. He creates his work out of 100% natural found materials, and simply to explore his passion for nature in an aesthetic manner.

  6. Ecological Art and Activism • Justin Gignac uses his art to bring attention to the issue of excess trash in New York City. He sells cubes of trash molded artistically to bring attention to the problem and motivate people to change their wasteful and littering habits. “Own your own piece of New York, before they clean up this town”- quote found on the artist’s website

  7. The AER Project • This project is a collaboration of artists working to bring attention to the issue of air pollution, several different displays and mediums were used as part of this ongoing collaboration.

  8. BIODANCE • BIODANCE is a company based in Rochester, NY. The company performs contemporary modern dance alongside film and original music to bring awareness to human interaction with the environment and other social issues.

  9. Environmental Soundscapes • This group of artists work to give nature a voice of its own by recording and composing natural sounds in hope that we may gain deeper appreciation of our planet.

  10. Much is being done in the artistic community in order to: • Show appreciation for the aesthetics of the natural world • Bring awareness to environmental issues and problems with sustainability • Create solutions to problems in our society that effect our planet. At SUNY Fredonia we are beginning to explore our ability to bring awareness to the sustainability movement and to actively participate in creating change in our world. Check out the Eco Art Show in the Rockefeller Center on the second floor during Earth week! The Exhibit opens Saturday April 17th.

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