‘Interventions in the environment’ by Sonja Hinrichsen

Sonja Hinrichsen - snow field

Footmarks cover the snowy landscape. From the ground these organised (so it seems) lines hardly give the impression of having a purpose other than some winter fun. From a bird perspective, however, spirals resembling crop circles can be seen stretching over vast areas. This is the artwork of Sonja Hinrichsen.
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Sayaka Ganz – “If we value our resources we will waste less”

Sayaka_Ganz_with_Ambush_SculptureSayaka Ganz is a Japanese sculptor that currently lives, works and teaches art in USA. Her work is exhibited on several locations over the world, from New York and San Francisco to London and Tokyo. During her childhood she lived in several different countries. Although this made her more flexible, it did not prevent her to crave for a sense of belonging. She ended up studying art in the US, specialising in sculpture and welding. It is during this time that she met her future husband, also an artist and a professor at the same university.
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Nils Udo

Nils-Udo_(1993)Who is he?
Nils Udo is a German artist, born in 1934. He began his artist career by painting, he spent some times painting in studios in Paris. He found out that he could use natural materials and add them to his work. In the mid-sixties he moved to the German countryside in Bavaria and began to perform his art outside, in the nature. This was the time where he saw that the nature was endangered and he really went into environmental art. Continue reading

Stefaan De Croock

Belgian artist Stefaan De Croock, also known as Strook, used recycling and upcycling in his projects. He used old doors to create big art installations and mural in various Belgian towns and cities.

Find out more about his art on the website: http://strook.eu/

Check out some videos from the projects:

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Artist Spotlight: Chris Jordan

ChrisJordan

Chris Jordan (born 1963) is a photographic artist who in his works presents forms of American consumerism and combines them with shocking information and examples of excessive consumption. A former lawyer, his technique involves mixing photography and digital tools in order to show how consumerism destroys our planet. Continue reading

Endangered Animals | Street art by Louis Masai

Louis Masai

Louis Masai is a British artist. He creates street art to raise awareness of endangered species and biodiversity.

His work is eye-catching. It’s beautiful and bright in a grey city. People stop to look and then they stop to think. Watch the video below to learn more.

Macaws Louis Masai

Bees Louis Masai