Public Art Proposals
Inspired by the statues being taken down all over the world and by the unprecedented period of environmental destruction and global climate change, I have explored many ways in which my art can play a major role in expanding the awareness of these issues in the minds of those who encounter the work. Perhaps it is time to build monuments to the use of sustainable energy sources instead of individuals heroes.
My Public Art Proposals clearly demonstrate valuable ways in which art can play a major role in helping to save our planet, and at the same time broaden our collective awareness of what is really important. All of these projects are presented as sculptures and/or pavilions. Many of them are designed to actually go beyond symbolism, and do practical things like collect and store rainwater, as well as create electricity from the sun and from the wind, store it in batteries, and/or send the electricity into the local power grid.
What follows is a series of images of some of these Public Art Proposals; Most of these images are photos of physical models that have been placed into real landscapes.
The visual impact of all of these projects is derived from a technological and mechanical aesthetic that attempts to bridge the gap between form and function.
My intention is to build structures like these around the world in cities and public parks in hopes that they will inspire the use of alternative energy gathering and storage systems in the built environment, and at the same time honor sustainability instead of individual humans.
Status: Unbuilt
