eco-art
Environmentally conscious works
Eco-art is art that addresses environmental themes or uses ecological processes as its medium.
Works might incorporate living plants, recycled materials, or land restoration as artistic practice.
The term covers everything from gallery installations about climate change to large-scale environmental interventions: Her eco-art project transformed an abandoned lot into a wetland habitat.
Constructed soil fortifications
- site-specificTied to one location
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- installationProcess of putting in
- natural elementsEarth's fundamental substances and forces
ephemeral · outdoor sculpture · terrain · stones · leaves · ice · twigs · sand
Planetary atmospheric transformation
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
extinction · habitat loss · coral bleaching · sustainability · carbon footprint · endangered species · ocean acidification · waste
Converted waste into material
- upcycledCreatively remade from waste
- found objectsUnaltered items as art
- reclaimedTaken back; salvaged
- driftwoodSea-delivered shore lumber
scrap metal · plastic waste · repurposed · biodegradable · natural pigments · salvaged · discarded · compost
Primitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- lichenSymbiotic rock dweller
- myceliumFungal filament network
- seed bombingDispersing encapsulated plant embryos
- green wallsPlant-covered vertical surfaces
vertical gardens · plant-based · soil · fermentation · decay · regeneration · symbiosis · microorganisms
Public expression of disapproval
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- social changeTransformation of collective behavior
- communityCollective of connected people
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
intervention · political · engagement · grassroots · advocacy · education · participatory · collaboration
earthworks
Constructed soil fortifications
- site-specificTied to one location
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- installationProcess of putting in
natural elements · ephemeral · outdoor sculpture · terrain · stones · leaves · ice · twigs · sand · tide
climate change
Planetary atmospheric transformation
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- biodiversityRange of life forms
conservation · extinction · habitat loss · coral bleaching · sustainability · carbon footprint · endangered species · ocean acidification · waste · activism
recycled
Converted waste into material
- upcycledCreatively remade from waste
- found objectsUnaltered items as art
- reclaimedTaken back; salvaged
driftwood · scrap metal · plastic waste · repurposed · biodegradable · natural pigments · salvaged · discarded · compost · ocean debris
algae
Primitive aquatic photosynthesizers
- lichenSymbiotic rock dweller
- myceliumFungal filament network
- seed bombingDispersing encapsulated plant embryos
green walls · vertical gardens · plant-based · soil · fermentation · decay · regeneration · symbiosis · microorganisms · tree planting
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- social changeTransformation of collective behavior
- communityCollective of connected people
guerrilla · intervention · political · engagement · grassroots · advocacy · education · participatory · collaboration · collective
- contemporary artcontemporary artists, mixed media, installations, sculpture, projection mapping
- ecocriticismnature writing, pastoral, nature poetry, ecofeminism, climate fiction
- activismboycotts, activists, activist, advocate, demonstrating
- nature aestheticsnatural beauty, scenic beauty, scenic views, landscapes, picturesque
- political artpolitical posters, political murals, agitprop, political cartoons, political satire
- science artscientific illustration, anatomical drawing, botanical illustration, medical illustration, Vitruvian Man
art, artist, artistic, ecology, ecological, ecosystem, eco, ecologist