Eco-Art

3 units

Eco-Art explores the intersection of art, ecology and ethics. Though the movement is broad and growing, eco-art re-envisions our relationship with the natural world by informing, challenging, inventing, and reclaiming. This studio-based course introduces various artistic practices and working methodologies related to environmental art, exploring green methodologies, repurposed objects, land art, ecoventions, social sculpture, and community activism. The course is organized around art historical precedents, and it is supported by critical essays and examples of contemporary practice, including discussion of eco-design and sustainable architecture. Projects are open to multidimensional solutions in a wide variety of media.