Activists
Artists Making a Statement
Activist Artist David Buckland works with climate scientists to digitally project texts and images onto glacier walls actively crumbling and crashing into the sea. Buckland believes that artists can engage the public, through creative insight and vision.
Buckland, David. “Cape Farewell and the Art of David Buckland.” Interalia Magazine, 26 Apr. 2017, https://www.interaliamag.org/audiovisual/david-buckland.
Buckland, David. “Cape Farewell and the Art of David Buckland.” Interalia Magazine, April 26, 2017, https://www.interaliamag.org/audiovisual/david-buckland.
Buckland, David. “Cape Farewell and the Art of David Buckland.” Interalia Magazine, 26 Apr. 2017, https://www.interaliamag.org/audiovisual/david-buckland.
Known for her unique impeccable naturalistic soft pastel drawings, Zaria Forman finds inspiration in remote landscapes and environmentally sensitive locations. Her drawings include images of glistening icebergs, turbulent arctic waters, and crashing waves.
Forman, Zaria. “Antarctica.” zarialynn, Accessed 27 Jan. 2023, https://www.zariaforman.com/antarctica.
Forman, Zaria. "Perito Moreno Glacier no. 5, Argentina." 13 Dec. 2018, Winston Wachter, Oct 2022. https://newyork.winstonwachter.com/artists/zaria-forman.
Forman, Zaria. "Disco Bay, Greenland." 22 Apr 2017, Winston Wachter, 26 Oct. 2022. https://newyork.winstonwachter.com/artists/zaria-forman.
Antony Gormley is a British sculptor and draftsman best known for his work with human forms, which he created chiefly from casts of his own naked body. In these artworks, he examined aspects of the human presence in the world, often employing more than one figure placed within a landscape or cityscape.
Gormley, Antony. "Another Place.” LSTM, Accessed 27 Jan. 2023, https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/study/discover/explore-liverpool/antony-gormleys-another-place.
"Another Place by Antony Gormley" by milknosugar is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Gormley, Antony. “'Another Place.” Atlas Obscura, 3 Jul. 2009, https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/another-place.
Many of Peter Kennard’s photomontages address climate change. Kennard has tackled oil, nuclear power, ice melting, pollution, he is best known for his political pieces attacking big oil and those that address war.
Kennard, Peter. "Photomontages.” Royal College of Art, Accessed 27 Jan. 2023, https://www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/peter-kennards-photomontage.
"Peter Kennard and Cat Picton Phillips" by eddiedangerous is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Kennard, Peter. "Oil on Earth." The Guardian, 30 Nov. 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/nov/30/climate-change-cop21-student-protest-art-peter-kennard.
The land installation works of Argentine artist Pedro Marzorati interact with nature. Where the Tides Ebb and Flow is a series of bright blue sculptured heads of a human male projecting from a pool of water in an arcing sequence, emerging from the depths until ultimately drown. This installation was shown during the Paris accord in 2015.
Marzorati, Pedro. "Where the Tide Ebb and Flow." Artwork Earth, 12 Dec. 2015, http://pedromarzorati.com/where-the-tides-ebb-and-flow.
Marzorati, Pedro. "Where the Tide Ebb and Flow." Artwork Earth, 12 Dec. 2015, http://pedromarzorati.com/where-the-tides-ebb-and-flow.
Marzorati, Pedro. "Where the Tide Ebb and Flow." Artwork Earth, 12 Dec. 2015, http://pedromarzorati.com/where-the-tides-ebb-and-flow.
At the Paris accord in 2017 , 1 heart, 1 Tree combined technology, spirituality, and earth-awareness to draw attention to deforestation. Mestaui projected dynamic, virtual forests, powered by the heartbeats of viewers interacting with the work via cellular technology, onto classic city monuments including the Eiffel Tower.
Mestaoui, Naziha. "1 Heart, 1 Tree." Juxtapose Art & Culture, 12 Dec. 2015, https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/virtual-forests-by-naziha-mestaoui.
"#1heart1tree - Tour Eiffel à #Paris - Eiffel Tower - COP 21" by y.caradec is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mestaoui, Naziha. "1 Heart, 1 Tree." Juxtapose Art & Culture, 12 Dec. 2015, https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/virtual-forests-by-naziha-mestaoui.
Elsa Muñoz is a Chicago-based painter. Her work often depicts landscapes that appear
to capture movement in time. Her compositions explore an array of topics but speaks to the relationships between people and their environments, and processes of healing. The Controlled Burn series expresses hope and renewal in times of chaos and uncertainty.
"Elsa Muñoz, Controlled burn, 2009" by Mathieu Croisetière is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
"Elsa Muñoz, Controlled burn, 2009" by Mathieu Croisetière is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
"Elsa Muñoz, Controlled burn, 2009" by Mathieu Croisetière is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
Artist John Sabrow is an activist and environmentalist, Sabraw’s compositions are produced in an eco-conscious manner, and he works towards fully sustainable practices. He collaborates with scientists on projects, and he is currently involved in creating paint and paintings from iron oxide extracted in the process of remediating polluted streams.
Sabrow, John. "Chroma S4 Nebula." John Sabrow Art & Science Studio,28 Jan. 2023, https://www.johnsabraw.com/studio.
Sabrow, John. "Will O the Wisp." John Sabrow Art & Science Studio, 28 Jan. 2023, https://www.johnsabraw.com/studio.
Sabrow, John. "Chroma S4 Chimaera." John Sabrow Art & Science Studio, 28 Jan. 2023, https://www.johnsabraw.com/studio.
Camille Seaman photographs have received many awards including: a National Geographic Award, 2006. Camille Seaman photographs icebergs in destabilized areas of the Arctic and Antarctica. She hopes her crisply detailed and lushly colored images can help to articulate that humans are connected to, and not separate from, nature.
Seaman, Camille. "Tabular Iceberg at Dawn on the Solstice in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica." Camille Seaman Photography, 22 DEC. 2021, https://www.camilleseaman.com/photographs/a-matter-of-time .
Seaman, Camille. "Breaching Iceberg, Greenland." Camille Seaman Photography, 8 Aug. 2008, https://www.camilleseaman.com/photographs/a-matter-of-time