#Ecological art

[kayas-kosmos]

Solarpunk Colossus.

When the ancient ones awaken to help out humanity with their climate problem.

This was a piece I've been wanting to do for ages and @stimpunks helped me make this a reality! So thank you so much for this commission! All of my neurospicy friends should definitely check out Stimpunks and give them a follow!

I just wanted an excuse to blend Solarpunk with fantasy art really.

The idea is that an environmental research facility was unwittingly built upon the back of a sleeping earth colossus due to the unique flora and fauna of the area, only for the colossus to suddenly awaken. The behemoth made an agreement with the scientists that they may stay on its back, but only on the condition that they treat the isolated ecosystem with respect and that their research will help heal nature and bring about a world where humans and nature live in harmony again.

The research facility itself is constructed from entirely sustainable materials and is a blend of iron-age and modern architecture. The scientists must stick to strict limestone paths so not to erode any of the earthy areas. Some locations cannot be accessed by foot and are therefore drone-only. The entire facility is powered by those airborne turbines (I probably added more than there needed to be but they look pretty haha).

Here's some concept art for the colossus. I made him a lot less grumpy in the final piece. He has six legs on account of him being extremely front-heavy and he has little tiptoeing ungulate feet. I also worked a lot of fossil motifs into his design, plus I imagine the wooden structures that make his antlers are so ancient that they have started to petrify. I want this creature to feel truly ancient. His face is also inspired by "the green man" a little bit.

The scientists have nicknamed this colossus "The Wean" (Wee one) on account of him living off the coast of Scotland.

Oh and before anyone asks... yes, this was at least a little bit inspired by "Shadow of the Colossus." I'm not going to hide my influences ^^'

If you want to see more Solarpunk or fantasy art from me, please consider donating a Ko-Fi! Even a small amount really helps, especially with how difficult things are for artists right now.

[calendulacraft]

¡The Butterfly Zine!

Have you ever wondered about the integral connection between butterflies and plants?

Are you curious what flowers are best to plant to support butterfly populations?

Does covering your desk/laptop or notebooks with beautiful butterfly art sound exciting?

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[altrbody]

"The late Ana Mendieta was born in Cuba, and at the age of 13 was sent with her sister, Raquel, to live in Iowa. Her parents wanted them to grow up outside of Castro's Cuba. This painful separation from her primal roots, cultural and familial, ultimately lead Mendieta to feel an intense separation from the earth itself. This fact of both physical and spiritual exile would later prove to be an enormous catalyst in her life as an artist, and as a meta-physical practitioner of earth healing and cleansing rituals."

From Revered Earth exhibition catalog from the Center for Contemporary Arts of Santa Fe, 1990.

Ana Mendieta, O'Nile, 1984. Earth from Egypt, binder, mounted on wood.

[onestellarghost]

freshwater food chain munch munch munch

[wormyorchids]

Pocket portal, the foldout for Pocket Shapes, February’s minizine!

[dirtytimeslut]

VISIONS ON THE POND by BIANCA SHONEE ARROYO-KREIMES @shhonee at OPTICA @centre_optica as part of MOMENTA BIENNALE @momentabiennale curated by JI-YOON HAN

[plavi]

"26 May 2011

For the first time ever, a painting has been made into a ‘living wall’ outside the National Gallery.

Over 8,000 plants have been planted on hoarding outside the National Gallery to recreate Van Gogh’s A Wheatfield, with Cypresses.

The painting has been brought to life by GE (General Electric) as part of the Gallery’s carbon plan. More than 25 varieties of plant have been used to mimic the strong bands of colour in the original picture.

GE is also supplying the National Gallery with one of its environmentally friendly Jenbacher engines, which will contribute significantly to the Gallery’s energy requirements.

People can see the living wall in Trafalgar Square until the end of October."

(source)

Van-Gogh’s “Wheat Field with Cypresses” as a living painting at the National-Gallery 

Trafalgar Square

[nando161mando]

[muffinlevelchicanery]

[lemongogo]

mimics

[theantiazdarcho]

The Lancetfish is a species that looks like it comes straight out of a realistic fantasy world building project.

[kayas-kosmos]

"Peaceful Anarchist, Violent World."

Art trade done for @ /ManInTheBrowser on Twitter. This is their agender anarchist character, Sunny, who was an absolute blast to draw!

[jeffreycharlesstanley]

putting myself out there again hi everyone, it's been a while - 6 years since I last posted to tumblr. slowly dropping posts on my socials. starting the Passage Legacy blog - with my writing about art, culture, ecology, and technology.

updated jeffreycharlesstanley.com to version 3.5.2 in September 2024:

Launched JCS FUTURE in October 2022 (JCS FUTURE studio) and relaunched in July 2024 - as may main portal for everything Jeffrey Charles Stanley | JCS | JCS FUTURE (now containing JCS STUDIO - webpage for my video production clients):

[altrbody]

Roni Horn, 'Water Double, v. 2', 2013 – 2015.

Roni Horn (b. 1955) has visited Iceland regularly since 1975. ‘Iceland taught me to taste experience,’ she has affirmed. ‘That’s possible here, because of the intensely physical nature of experience on this island.’

Elsewhere she writes that ‘Iceland is a verb and its action is to centre,’ suggesting that she is interested in Iceland’s affect rather than its spectacular tourist appeal.

Shaped by volcanic activity, Iceland’s geography and geology is continually changing, and given the importance of mutability to her thinking, it is a place to which Horn is deeply attracted: ‘Iceland is always becoming what it will be, and what it will be is not a fixed thing either.’

[millidew]

his change in career has captivated me

bonus:

[wormyorchids]

Bracken falls 🪵

Collage drawing- India ink, sketchbook paper, and a page from a nature calendar.