Environmental Art

By definition, environmental art is artistic works intended to enhance or become part of the environment or make a statement on environmental issues. Some call it earth art. If it is flower based, (multi-media) floral art. No matter what you call it, this is an art form where nature, vision, creativity and a wild imagination come together, inspiring us to look at nature in a whole new way.

The art in this gallery has been created with discarded items from dumps, arroyos, neglected backyards, forest floors, the ocean, roadsides and the desert. When combined, they create something thought provoking and exciting, something that is new and fresh that makes you think twice about what we consider trash or no longer functional. 

Some pieces are from the environmental art show at New Concept Gallery in Santa Fe, NM, featuring the work of Carole Aine Langrall, Brian Arthur and Richard Solomon. The first environmental art show of its kind, it was covered by Pasatiempo, the Santa Fe Gallery Association and THE Magazine. Carole’s “Seated Orchids” was recently a part of the Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Celebration of Orchids exhibit. 

“The environmental art of Brian Arthur” was a featured story in “Santa Fe in Bloom” — a monthly column that appears in the Santa Fe New Mexican’s HOME Magazine.  Visit Brian’s website at: http://bastelladesign.com/