Sustainable Surf Craft, a Project by Kevin Cunningham
Inspired by the beauty of nature yet distressed by the large amounts of man-made debris in the oceans washing up on the beaches where he rides, surfer and artist Kevin Cunningham, embarked on a series of surfboards making, that reclaim trash that washes up onto the shore. It is a dichotomy between the natural and unnatural.
Gail Potocki: When Art Explores Mankind’s Relationship to Nature
Gail Potocki’s art explores mankind’s relationship to nature, arguably, the most important issue facing the world today. Gail’s paintings pursue narratives of relationship, and trust, and passionately explore the struggle between human desires and the order of Nature.
One Plastic Beach
Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang have been collecting plastic debris off one beach in Northern California for over ten years. Each piece of plastic they pick up, comes back to their house where it gets cleaned, categorized and stored before being used for their art.
Holy Chant at Kauai’s Sacred Spot, Hawai’i; By The TAI
Tiger Espere giving holy chant at Kauai’s sacred spot; a photographic composition by TAI.
Living on the shores of Hawaii: natural hazards, the environment, and our communities
“Living on the shores of Hawaii: natural hazards, the environment, and our communities” addresses a wide range of environmental concerns within the context of sustainability and their influence on the future of Hawaii. A book by Chip Fletcher; Robynne Boyd, William J. Neal and Virginia Tice.
The Dance of the Strandbeests
Brilliant kinetic sculptor and artist Theo Jansen builds ‘strandbeests’ from yellow plastic tubing that is readily available in his native Holland. He lets the strandbeests go on the beaches where they move independently with the wind.
Artist and scientist make a natural pair: united, they are an educational force
World-renowned coastal geologist Orrin H. Pilkey and artist Mary Edna Fraser, an internationally recognized master of the textile art of batik, bring an understanding of coastal geology and global change to the public in a way that is scientifically astute and visually intriguing.
Black Earth, White Clay, Granite Boulder, Martha’s Vineyard; By Andy Goldsworthy
Black Earth, White Clay, Granite Boulder, Martha’s Vineyard, is a unique photographic work by Andy Goldsworthy.
Iceberg and Bloom, Images from NASA Earth Observatory
The most interesting art often arises from the convergence of different ideas and influences. And so it is with nature sometimes.