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Artists Take on The Environment

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marshmellow

March 1, 2010 • 9:31 am PST
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Bringing awareness to green causes is a subject that many artists have had fun with in their recent works and installations. Below are my top 7 favorite creative expressions of environmentalism that are sure to not only make mother nature happy but inspire viewers to reduce/reuse/recycle.

1. Nele Azevedo's "Melting Man"

http://unurth.com/79699/Nele-Azevedo-Melting-Man-Berlin

Nele Azevedo's installation in Berlin brings awareness to global warming by placing 1,000 ice sculptured men under the sun's rays. See how quickly they melt away.

2. Moma's exhibit "Waste Not" by Song Dong

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/961

One man's trash is another man's treasure at MOMA. Nothing like a roomful of colorful cans and bottles to make you think more about recycling.

3. "Garden in Transit", NYC

http://www.nyc.gov/html/gardenintransit/home.

New Yorkers may not have much space to grow a typical garden, so they improvised by painting murals of them on taxis! It is truly environmentalism in motion.

4. "A Clearing in the Streets", Julie Farris and Sarah Waylan, NYC

http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/a-clearing-in-t.php

Make way for the meadow! These art installations in NYC liven up the concrete jungle and spark curiosity among pedestrians. Makes you wonder what NYC would be like if we kept it natural.

5. Ecostore Guerrilla Advertisment, Aukland NZ

http://www.ksd-designs.com/blog/artists-take-on-the-environment

No need for "do not litter" signs when you have an art installation this cool.

6. David Bryne's Bike Rack Installations, NYC.

http://www.davidbyrne.com/art/bike_racks/index.php

Former Talking Heads frontman, David Bryne is beautifying NYC with designer modernistic bike racks encouraging the city to become more biker-friendly.

Not to be outdone by San Francisco's "Greenest" artistic effort....

7. The California Academy of Sciences

http://www.calacademy.org/

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