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Eco-art

Eco-art is a form of contemporary art that improves our relationship with the environment.   A growing field, examples of eco-art range from using reclaimed and sustainable materials for sculpture and furniture to education and advocacy through poetry and photography. 

 

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Articles about Eco-art

  • The greenest shirt of them all?

    Wed, Nov 03 2010 at 7:49 PM

    Artist Dave Rittinger's shirts are beautifully leafy to wear and easily compostable at end of use -- and scratchily impractical to wear.

  • 5 extraordinary works of CoolClimate art

    Wed, Nov 03 2010 at 1:52 PM

    More than 1,000 visual art submissions are narrowed down to 5 winners in a unique contest to find compelling images that can be persuasive voices for the environment.

  • Climate show forecasts frozen, ramshackle London

    Wed, Oct 27 2010 at 10:59 AM

    Exhibit includes digitally transformed images of some of London to show the worst impacts of global warming, food scarcity and rising sea levels.

  • German anatomist sells body parts online

    Fri, Oct 22 2010 at 6:53 AM

    The move has provoked strong condemnation from German churches which accuse Gunther von Hagens of degrading human dignity.

  • Autumn de Forest, 8-year-old art prodigy

    Wed, Oct 20 2010 at 2:00 PM

    Young artistic genius has been compared to masters such as Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso.

  • The McFarthest spot from McDonald's

    Fri, Oct 15 2010 at 10:28 PM

    One scientist found the farthest spot from a McDonald's restaurant in the U.S. -- and went there, eating McDonald's fare all the way.

  • Autumn de Forest: 8-year-old girl dazzles art world

    Thu, Oct 14 2010 at 4:52 PM

    Video: Move over, Georgia O'Keeffe! Masterpieces by Autumn de Forest have fetched nearly $250,000. She tells Matt Lauer, 'I love to paint' and 'I do it every day.'

  • Turning trash into art

    Wed, Oct 13 2010 at 1:11 PM

    Video: Sculptor visits construction sites, which he calls "gold mines," and turns the waste into works of art.

  • Tips for extreme pumpkin carving

    Tue, Oct 12 2010 at 11:59 AM

    Video: Mike Wendland shares tips for extreme jack-o'-lantern carving.

  • Artists play in the sand -- for sport

    Wed, Sep 29 2010 at 11:25 AM

    Video: See sculptors from around the world turn piles of sand into beautiful (but temporary) art at the World Championship of Sand Sculpting.

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