So far, with each passing issue Art Etcetera has focused upon the artists themselves and the themes in which they incorporate into their art works. What you may have noticed however, is that this edition primarily focuses upon the themes first and then how the artists in which we have interviewed fit into them. Such a style, as this opening section hopes to demonstrate, is important for an edition which has an environmental focus. Since, whilst it is of course enjoyable for readers to get to grips with the various topics artists aim to present, it is perhaps more significant that the subjects themselves in this edition, such as reusing, recycling, spreading messages, and endorsing sustainable practices, are taken to be ones in which readers and artists alike can develop upon particularly given the ecological crisis in which we face.
Francesca Busca - 'Bella' made from 200 Foils from a Hair Salon and 'Raspberry on a Rock n Roll' made from Screw caps and Foils
One such subject is 'Trash To Art', where you've guessed it, art is made from rubbish. Two brilliant artists who have worked hard to develop this ethos are Francesca Busca and Fiona Campbell - the first of our Artivists this month.
Fiona Campbell - Chameleon
Perhaps the first question you're wondering here is what exactly is Artivism. Although not a work listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, it is nevertheless one that has been used in a cultural sense to describe a form of activism, in this case environmental, which is expressed through art.