3D Artists Give Beach A New Dimension
A group of imaginative artists has shown magic can be made from a few simple lines in the sand.
Sculptures of Ocean Plastic Raise Awareness for the Sea
Washed up plastics and marine garbage pose a threat to the ecosystems and animal lives they invade, a problem which activists have worked to bring light to in recent years. While news and science are powerful mediums for conveying these messages, the work of artists has also played an important role in the sharing of concern…
Voyage of Discovery : An Art Exhibit Explores Polar Transformations
A new AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) exhibition takes gallery visitors on an imaginary journey to a polar region in the throes of climate change.
Kenya Turns Flip-Flops Into Art – In Pictures
Discarded plastic shoes litter beaches across the world, but environmental project is transforming them into animal ornaments and jewellery
The Gyre Expedition: Creating Art From a Plastic Ocean
A team of scientists, artists, and filmmakers assembled for an expedition off the coast of Alaska, exploring remote beaches to assess the impact of debris washing out of the great gyres, in the Pacific Ocean. The goal: to create art from the trash they find and raise awareness about its impact on oceans and wildlife.
Artists Pay Beach Art tribute to WWII Fallen in Normandy
The art installation called The Fallen, created by Sand In Your Eye, was setup recently on Arromanches Beach, Normandy, France, to depict the bodies of the 9,000 soldiers and civilians who lost their lives during the Allied assault on Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944. The idea was to create a “visual representation of loss on an unimaginable scale…”
From Above and Below : Man and the Sea – in pictures
In a stunning new book of photographs, aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, founder of the Good Planet Foundation, and underwater snapper Brian Skerry have teamed up to observe our relationship with the sea. To mark Earth Day, take a dip…
Beach Art In Cornwall: The High Tidemark – Video
Newquay artist Tony Plant spends his time transforming some of Cornwall’s most beautiful beaches into swirling canvasses with his unique form of sand art inspired by the local landscapes.
Duke of Lancaster Graffiti Art Ship, In Pictures
The ship has been docked in Flintshire, north Wales since 1979. Now local art collective DuDug want to transform it into a floating gallery.