Edith,
"I am looking for Contemporary, Modern or Post-Modern artists that have not just repurposed art but have also used material such as solar panels, bamboo, recycled tires, alternative and green renewable resources."
Are you at all familiar with Alfredo Jaar's work? He was part of an installation art exhibit here at the
KIA a few years ago...he used big oil drums/barrels filled with water, which had (I think) photgraphic
images at the bottom of the barrels...
This may not be exactly what your patron is looking for, but the above description reminded me of him.
Let me know if you have any questions.
-Dennis
Dennis Kreps
Librarian
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 South Park Street
Kalamazoo, Michigan
49007
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From: Edith Crowe
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Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 12:45 PM
Subject: [ARLIS-L] Artists using "green" resources
I have a grad student in our CADRE Institute (http://cadre.sjsu.edu/) who is trying to put together a proposal for a public art sculptural project that can somehow measure climate change/global warming. She has no science background, so this is a real challenge. I've pointed her toward our engineering resources and am trying to find someone in our Meteorolgy Dept. who might be interested in helping her out.
The other portion of her question is quoted below, and it's a tricky one to research, because a lot of the potentially useful terms aren't subject headings but pull up a lot of false drops as keywords. I've been finding mostly Third World artists (OK), or stuff that focuses on design or K-12 art projects (not what she wants). I'll continue to plow ahead but if any of you well-informed folks out there know of artists who might fit this definition, I'd be grateful for some proper names...or any other advice. I've been looking in Art Full Text, ArtBib, DAAI.
"I am looking for Contemporary, Modern or Post-Modern artists that have not just repurposed art but have also used material such as solar panels, bamboo, recycled tires, alternative and green renewable resources."
Edith L. Crowe | (408) 808-2037 | [log in to unmask]
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San Jose State University Library (http://www.sjlibrary.org)
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