Mountains of Garbage Chinese artist Yao Lu, photographs mounds of garbage covered in green construction nets and digitally reworks them to re-create traditional Chinese landscape paintings. Ancient Springtime Fey, 2006. Chromogenic print, Edition of 8, 47 1/4 x 47 1/4 inches. Clear Cliff Shrouded in Floating Clouds, 2007. Chromogenic print, Edition of 8, 47 1/4 […]
Upcycled Junk Portraits By Zac Freeman
From Zac’s website: “I started making assemblage artworks of this type in 1999. The artworks are made entirely out of collected junk, found objects, and general trash. I glue the bits of junk to a wooden substrate to form an image, usually faces, which only can be seen at a distance. I was interested in […]
Toys Upcycled Into Sculpture By Kris Kuksi
Unwanted toys, frames and plastic model kits are recreated into fantastic sculptures by Kris Kuksi. By turning old plastic soldiers, dolls and tanks into sculpture, all that plastic is kept out of the landfill, long term. The Deadly Sins, 2007, 40″ x 24″ x 8.5″ The Deadly Sins, detail. kuksi.com Kris Kuksi with Imminent Utopia, […]
Tree Houses! From The Past Into The Future
future tree houses, modern tree houses, treehouse inspiration
Vertical Farming
Vertical farms, urban agriculture, hydroponic vertical farms, urban hydroponics, urban skyscraper farms, urban vertical agriculture, skyscraper farming…
Where is the Hunger?
Where is the Hunger? World Hunger Map
Nikon Small World Competition 2011
Nature abstracted. The 37th annual Nikon Small World competition’s theme was “Recognizing Excellence in Photography through the Microscope.” Some of the outstanding entries: Mosquito Larvae in a drop of waterDr. John H. BrackenburyUniversity of CambridgeCambridge, UKLaser-triggered high-speed macrophotography Fish Louse (Argulus) (60x)Wim van EgmondMicropolitan MuseumRotterdam, NetherlandsDarkfield Giant Water Flea Eye (Leptodora kindtii)Wim van EgmondMicropolitan MuseumRotterdam, Netherlands Differential Interference Contrast Stamen –
News Journal
Biodiversity-Ecology News & Journals News/Journals: www.iisd.ca International Institute for Sustainable Development,Reporting Services (IISD RS), brings you the latest news, information and analysis from international environment and sustainable development negotiations. Biodiversity and Wildlife Page. www.sierraclub.com Sierra Club Magazine on line. www.wn.com/newecologist World News Network. Ecology News. Links to ecology news of the day. www.esapubs.org Ecological Society of America. Publishes
Planned-opolis: Planning the City’s Future
Planned-opolis – Planning the Cities Future
