September 08, 2009

the ice bear project


on 11th December in Trafalgar Square, london
a life-sized polar bear will be carved from ice
"As each Ice Bear melts it will leave a skeleton. . .
. . . . and a powerful environmental message"
folks will be able to reach out and touch
an "inspirational and iconic symbol of the Arctic. "
sculptor Mark Coreth saw the effects of climate change
on his travels to Baffin Island Nov 07 and so the
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bears will be sculpted in other cities worldwide
using art to bring home a message
the fragility of our enviroment
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info 1st found on the blog of someone
who's work i greatly admire

11 comments:

  1. thank you very much for appreciating my blog and my works!im warmly accepted your words....good thing you even accidentically visited my blog.

    :) jericho

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  2. How cool is that? (no pun intended! ok, maybe just alittle pun) I'm always amazed at how art can drive home a message when someone is truly moved and inspired. Thanks for sharing it!

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  3. Visual statements are so powerful. And this looks as though it will be so beautiful people will think of it for a long time. Such an important issue.

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  4. thats such a powerful message in a lovely way, i'd like to take joshy! fliss xx

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  5. This will be so beautiful. I found your blog today via some random blog hoping. It looks really interesting, I'm going to work my through it.

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  6. What a stunning way to make people aware of the fate of the bears.

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  7. Jericho - you are very welcome, it is always a pleasure to find new works that i love ;-)

    i agree with you all, an impressive & stunning way to use art to spread a powerful message.

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  8. Wonderful idea. Heartbreakingly so.

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  9. Hello Ruthie,

    Thanks for sharing this information about the Ice Bear Project. What a great way to get everyones attention to the global warming issue.

    I lived in Alaska and was a bush school nurse and travel from Fairbanks to Prudoe Bay and I have such a great love for the wilderness. It would be such a tragedy to lose it and its precious wild life. Hugs Judy

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  10. Interesting and entertainign interview with the sculptor Mark Coreth is here
    http://www.actoncopenhagen.decc.gov.uk/en/ambition/achievements/december/8-dec-melting-ice-bear-sculpture

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