I know that both Lisa and I have been watching the horrific Gulf Coast oil spill for the last few months. There are so many things wrong with this situation. For me, I jump first to selfishness, lack of community awareness, lack of accountability...and much more. I know that there are many people out there that do not take ownership of their actions. They do not recognize that every single one of their actions has a reaction. This is a perfect example of not only a person doing that, but an entire company.
As an artist who is in the midst of trying to create work that captures those moments and people of the past setting up the world we exist in today, I feel that this event is a perfect example of an event today that is creating the world of tomorrow and the next day, forever.
So, on that note, I want to show what BP's negligence has done to the art world. Here are some artworks created in the last few months in reaction to the Gulf Oil Spill of April 20, 2010.
- Eleven year old Olivia Bouler has been selling her paintings of birds in order to raise money for the birds suffering from the oil spill. Check out the full article HERE.
- Greenpeace did a call for new logos for BP because "BP's slick green logo doesn't suit a company that engages in dangerous offshore drilling. We're inviting you to design them a new logo that's more suitable for their dirty business." There have been 1400 photos submitted. Here are just a few. To see more, CLICK HERE.
- The Daily Beast has created a gallery of art inspired by the oil spill:
Artist: Cynthia Scott
Artist: Ron BechetHas the oil spill influenced your art? I am still in the brainstorming stage, but I would really like to make an artwork that visually represents the future that this disaster is creating for us. Any thoughts/ideas?
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