Impacts of Environmental Discourse on Environmental Art and its Traps

Authors

  • Tanja Plešivčnik

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25038/am.v0i7.90

Keywords:

environmental art, aesthetics, environmental discourse, ethics, environment, nature

Abstract

The paper examines the field of environmental art and assesses the impacts of the prevailing environmental discourse on environmental and ecological topics in the development of art. It shows how the popularization of environmental discourse and environmental themes encouraged the growth of art that is entirely focused on its ecological and environmental contexts. In the context of researching art in terms of promoting deep and positive changes in the appreciation of the environment and nature, this research also stresses the importance of the aesthetic experience of the environment in artistic creation. Exploring this approach reveals key differences between artists who focus on solving ecological problems and aesthetically engaged artists who adopt a deep and inclusive focus on the environment itself.

Author Biography

Tanja Plešivčnik

Faculty of the Humanities at the University of Primorska, Koper
Slovenia

Ph.D. student

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Published

15.04.2015

How to Cite

Plešivčnik, T. (2015). Impacts of Environmental Discourse on Environmental Art and its Traps. AM Journal of Art and Media Studies, (7), 63–70. https://doi.org/10.25038/am.v0i7.90