Synopses & Reviews
In the environmental realm, science and art are inextricably linked. While science determines how we measure the health of our planet, art allows us to visualize our relationship to the natural world.
In Art of Action, seventy-nine artists share their stories and work to paint a portrait of our natural world today and the potential pathways - both positive and negative - we may follow from here. Their art expresses appreciation for all species and landscapes and explores our natural world lost, mourned and reconstructed. It described the fantasy of paradises new and vanished.
Each chapter asks us to celebrate, reflect, interact, protect and act, demonstrating the diversity of life and the legacy that the next generation will inherit.
No book can change the natural world. But these stories and photographs can build awareness, the first critical step in changing our collective paradigm from one that exploits and destroys nature to one that nurtures and values our environment.
Synopsis
Humans have long used creative expression to turn ideas and beliefs into action. This powerful fusion of art and activism documents the work of more than 80 international artists and environmental advocates who use art as a universal language to advance the concept of sustainable culture. Containing works by some of the worlds most creative and influential environmental visionaries, Art in Action features an eclectic mix of art in various media, from painting, sculpture, and photography to multimedia and conceptual installations, along with essays and critical dialogues. Each work of art is accompanied by the artists personal story as well as the motivation behind his or her work. By sharing their profound sense of belonging to the earth, these remarkable artists inspire readers to reach a deeper understanding of what it means to be part of the natural worlds legacy.