Environmental Graphiti™: Explore the Art. Learn the Science. Inquire.
RIVERWOODS, IL - Since retiring from her practice of corporate law, Alisa Singer, founder of Environmental Graphiti™, has devoted herself to creating art that furthers the causes she believes are important. With climate change being one such cause, Singer conceived the Environmental Graphiti™ project in 2014 and created The Art of Climate Change, a series of abstract images derived from the science behind the critical changes impacting our planet. Brushwood Center is welcoming this art series to the Brushwood Gallery with an opening reception on June 11, 2017 from 1-3pm.
Singer was attracted by the inherently aesthetic design elements of scientific charts and graphs and intrigued by the idea of using art to give them dramatic effect. Each of Singer's vibrant digital paintings is printed on metal and uses a graph, chart, map, word, or number relating to a key fact about climate change as its "blueprint." Using a wild array of bold colors, she turns science into art to dramatize the compelling facts about what is happening to our world, connecting audiences to science and nature through the art she creates.
Environmental Graphiti™ delivers a message about climate change in a unique and powerful way, says Singer, "Art makes the science more accessible. Science makes the art more meaningful. They are a potent combination. Once viewers understand that each piece is derived from a key indicator or fact about climate change, they are intrigued and become more engaged with both the art and the underlying message.
"To further enrich the dialogue between art and science that Environmental Graphiti™ has created, Brushwood Center has invited Field Museum Climate Change Ecologist, Dr. Katherine Moore Powell to speak. Dr. Moore Powell has studied the ecology and hydrology of wetlands in Florida, the effect of changing seasonal rain patterns on carbon and water cycling in grasslands in Colorado, and is now developing a climate change adaptation plan for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Her June 11 talk, The Faces Behind the Graphs, will explore the people behind the research that supports climate change. Although there are decades of research and thousands of publications behind the data that support climate change research, there is usually little known about the people who have worked so hard to study the Earth and its many complex systems. Their stories will parallel the story of climate change, and the inspiration for the art.
Environmental Graphiti™ creates a dialogue at the intersection of art, nature, and science-a perfect fit for the gallery at Brushwood Center, where the mission is to promote the importance of nature for nurturing personal and community wellbeing, cultivating creativity, and inspiring learning.
Environmental Graphiti™ Opening Reception: Sunday, June 11, 1-3pm. Free. No registration required. Exhibition runs June 11 - July 31, 2017.
More info at: http://www.brushwoodcenter.org/Programs/Art/ArtExhibitions/EnvironmentalGraphiti.html
Brushwood Center is located at 21850 N. Riverwoods Rd., Riverwoods, IL 60015