Conclusion

Overall, I believe it is a difficult task to create a gallery which properly showcases the exquisite works of environmental artists. First, in general, you cannot just pick a piece which appeals to you visually, but you must pick one which appeals to your purpose in the exhibition. In this particular exhibit, it was difficult to pick the pieces, not only because the environmental works are so beautiful, but because of the varying mediums which they have. This exhibit focuses on environmental works using natural elements, but there are a vast amount of artists with a similar message that use many different mediums to get their message across. A part that was a little easier was deciding that I wanted to show this idea about the connection with nature and urgency to protect it through artworks of greatly differing sizes, from a small leaf to something that can be seen from space. The more difficult part was to find the projects of all different sizes with utilize nature in the art itself. The job of a curator is very difficult, as you cannot simply pick at random which art pieces fit together, but must carefully handpick over long periods of time. However, I think it is a worthy process as you learn so much about the backgrounds and thoughts which posses these artists to create such magnificent works and how different each story is, along with the artwork itself. For one, Duran only discovered his love for art and nature after finding himself unemployed and unsure what the next step in his life was and now he has created his own technique for leaf cutting. Also, Taylor spent many years snorkeling through the coral reefs, became a sculptor and decided to use his talent and love for the amazing life in the coral reefs to try to rebuild them and spread awareness about their destruction. An important message is that there are unlimited inspirations for art and that it can unite you with people around the world from very different cultures and background under one common goal as many artists work together internationally.