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"Ecology has always fascinated Australian artists. Think of landscape painters
like Arthur Boyd (1920–99), who was inspired by nature and committed his career
and legacy to protecting it.
Boyd spent the latter part of his life painting the Shoalhaven River at
Bundanon, New South Wales. The use of the land along the river for agriculture
was causing erosion, disturbing soil, plant and animal life. With increased
tourism and intensified use of the river, Boyd feared further destruction, and
so Boyd and his wife bought land along the river during the 1970s – gifting it
to the Australian people in 1993.
Since scientific studies began showing the undeniable human impacts on the
climate, ecology and art have been brought together in new and urgent ways.
Ecological art can communicate the results of scientific studies, create
opportunities for community-based interventions, and can even function in their
own right as restorations of ecological systems."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
