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Art: A Landscape for Environmentalism
Change can come at a glacial pace. But if global warming activists are to be believed, change is coming faster and faster, and with little relief from the friction of a political climate that is turning an icy shoulder to environmental issues. From the widely contested issue of global warming to the simple idea of conservation, a message emerges from the art world, offering a more easily digestible perspective than the political or scientific.
Eco-art seeks to transcend aesthetic appeal, offering opportunity for participation, engagement and action. It makes sense because art is, by nature, intrinsically linked to environment. Art has always acknowledged and respected the air that oxidizes oil paint, the moisture that must be in perfect balance to sculpt wood, the clear sky that extends to every landscape's horizon. Art is nature as nature is art.
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