Communication Alternatives:
Linking Art and the Environment
Linking Art and the Environment
Art
by Chad Diabo 
Art
by Chad Diabo
By Regina Flores, TG Magazine youth journalist
Some youth feel that an effective way of raising environmental
awareness is by expressing/exposing its value through art . Youth
journalist, Scott Hyland believes that visual images are
especially powerful. By appealing to emotions, adults and youth
alike are stimulated and inspired to think about the
environment.
Bernardo Pelletier is an artist from Quebec presenting his work on
the national parks of Canada here at the Congress. He has had
tremendous experiences travelling across Canada and visiting its
12 major regions, interpreting them through his unique style of
painting. Pelletier explains his respect for nature has been
enhanced by his experience.
He attempts to capture the spirit of each site he is observing and
to convey it in his painting in the hope that others may be able
to make that same connection with their environment. He says, "I
hope you will feel all the power and fragility, all the softness
and authenticity of our natures (and from this personal approach,
perceive more fully the poetic beauty of the world that surrounds
us)".
Pelletier points out that art has the power to cross the
boundaries of age and language, thereby making it an important
communication tool. Chad Dabio, a youth journalist (involved in
Aboriginal art) agrees that visual art is capable of transmitting
important messages at a level that youth can relate to. Rubia De
Avila, a youth graphic artist for TG Magazine, adds that it is our
duty to preserve artistic representations of nature for future
generations because they provide inspiration to all of
humanity.
Art by Rubia De Avila
Art by Rubia De Avila