Conceptual Propaganda for sustainability

1. Conceptual Propaganda for sustainability Conceptual Art: an art form in which the artist's intent is to convey a concept rather than to create an art object Propaganda: ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary

2. Christian Marclay "The idea of abandonment and recovery is a powerful theme for Marclay. His sculptures and collages are often made from the detritus of recorded and transmitted audibility: old phones, speakers, cassette tapes, album covers; and, of course, records, snatched from the edge of obsolescence into which they have already passed for most people. http://www.ciac.ca/biennale2000/en/visuels-artistes-marclay.htm

3. Nancy Rubins Nancy Rubins has been creating visually stunning sculptures out of salvaged industrial and consumer goods including mattresses, trailers, hot water heaters, airplanes and small appliances since the late 1970s. In her hands, such everyday objects become unfamiliar and astonishing, as they are trussed and finessed into heroic forms that defy both gravity and our expectations for how these things should behave. The sculptures may appear precarious but are, in fact, delicately balanced and precisely engineered. http://www.gagosian.com/artists/nancy-rubins/

4. Tim Gaudreau New Hampshire based eco-artist Tim Gaudreau shares his view that "it is the responsibility of the artist to communicate a relevant vision about our world and society," through provocative and funny site-specific installations and performance. His clever work comments on important pervasive issues such as habitat destruction due to suburban sprawl, the impacts of littering and the importance of reconnecting to the natural world. To further communicate the visceral urgency of these issues, Gadreau's website actually greets visitors with an alarm sound. http://greenmuseum.org http://www.wake-up.ws/

5. Linda GassFabric artist and award winning quilter, Linda Gass, is passionate about the water issues which dominate the American West. Her ephemeral land art installations (using blue tulle to indicate stream beds and water levels) and detailed quilts illuminate the maps, images and ideas behind some of the region's most contentious water struggles. www.greenmuseum.org

6. ATM & RiverCubesA leading proponent of "Artful Trash Management", artist Bob Johnson creates "River Cubes", public sculptures that creatively harvest waste streams and transform the resulting bounty into lively conversations and mute testaments to what our culture leaves behind. http://www.rivercubes.net/

7. There is a humorous quality to her work, an affectionate absurdity that cultivates and protects nature while poking gentle fun at the act of domestication. How could we be so ridiculous, as to think we could dispense biospheres like candy, or to ignore the growing pile of compost at the cafeteria? At the same time, what does it mean to take care of a potted plant or local bioregion? Bell's work turns the cultural tendency to tame wilderness on its head. http://www.vaughnbell.net/index.html