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Artists play a critical role in generating dialogue about particular environmental issues. The “Green Leaf Awards” celebrate artistic excellence in inspiring and engaging the public in environmental awareness and action. Rewarding excellence in creativity as a tool to communicate the importance of conservation is the essence of these awards. The Green Leaf Awards are presented to artists whose works appear in the "Art for the Environment" exhibition, and demonstrate the featured environmental topic for each UN World Environment Day. Creative excellence is honored in the following five categories:
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Painting and Drawing
Walangari Karntawarra, Australia
Water Dreaming, 1995
Acrylic on Canvas
Australian Aborigines believe that Spiritual Ancestors come together to discuss problems, solutions and how people should live in the Dreamtime. It is from these foundations that the Aboriginal people have been able to cope, and maintain the traditional values of sharing, caring and respect for the environment.
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Sculpture
Susan Plum, Mexico
Corazon del Cielo (heart of the heavens), 2007
Glass lamp work on painted board relief
In the Mesoamerican cosmology, the universe is made up of filaments or cords. The job of the day-keepers (observers of the ancient 260 day Mesoamerican calendar/ritual specialists) or shamans, is to unravel these sometimes tangled cords both through other dimensions in space and time, as well as in peoples personal lives. The intent is to bring harmony both to the cosmos, humanity and the world.
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Multi-Media
Ocean Earth, USA
Water-Cycle Self-Reliance, 2008
Photo-documentation, rig, video
In the spirit of earth art, Ocean Earth demonstrates through photography, video and storyboard documentation, how efficiently one can convert a natural strand of algae, also present throughout New Zealand, into methane gas. Ocean Earth foresees algae as a viable energy source for the future.
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Photography
Antonio Briceño, Venezuela
Gods of the Americas; A Natural Panteon
Muu Demar, the Sea-Grandmother, 2005
Photography
For many indigenous cultures, the shamans are the reservoir and keeper of wisdom. They are the link between humans and the gods, devils, wild spirits and forces of Nature. The Shamans can guide their people to a more balanced existence.
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Conceptual Installation
Ken Rinaldo & Amy Youngs, USA
Farm Fountain, 2008
Multi-media Installation with aquaculture, plants, fish and water
This living sculpture is designed to inspire participation in lowering greenhouse gas emissions through personal and local food production. It is a functional garden, fish farm, chandelier and fountain ecosystem.
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