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Modern sustainable artists include artists who are using non-toxic, sustainable materials in their art practices as well as integrating conceptual ideas of sustainability into their work. Washington, DC–based glass sculptors Erwin Timmers [16] and Alison Sigethy incorporate some of the least recycled building materials; structural glass.
Environmental art is a range of artistic practices encompassing both historical approaches to nature in art and more recent ecological and politically motivated types of works. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Environmental art has evolved away from formal concerns, for example monumental earthworks using earth as a sculptural material , towards a deeper ...
Ecological art is an art genre and artistic practice that seeks to preserve, remediate and/or vitalize the life forms, resources and ecology of Earth. Ecological art practitioners do this by applying the principles of ecosystems to living species and their habitats throughout the lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere, including wilderness, rural, suburban and urban locations.
Cultural sustainability as it relates to sustainable development (or to sustainability), has to do with maintaining cultural beliefs, cultural practices, heritage conservation, culture as its own entity, and the question of whether or not any given cultures will exist in the future. [2]
Examples of sustainable material choices and practices include: Using biodegradable products or those with less environmental impact where possible; Using ' green solvents ' instead of more toxic alternatives, or treatment strategies that use much smaller amounts of solvents - for example, semi-rigid aqueous gels, emulsions or nano materials ...
Environmental sculpture is sculpture that creates or alters the environment for the viewer, as opposed to presenting itself figurally or monumentally before the viewer. A frequent trait of larger environmental sculptures is that one can actually enter or pass through the sculpture and be partially or completely surrounded by it.
RuckusRoots is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which brings sustainable art education programs to teens and young adults. It is centered in Los Angeles, California and was founded in 2009 [1] by University of Colorado Boulder graduate Christine Spehar. [2]
The Sustainable Art House established by the artist has 450m2 indoor and 300m2 outdoor area. The Sustainable Art House generates its own electricity with solar panels and transforms rainwater, household waste is used in organic agriculture. The building is the first sustainable art house as a fully insulated and self-sufficient building.