Solar Panels As Artistic Canvas
In my last post, I described a brief history of artists throughout the ages – musicians, architects, sculptors – who
Joan Sullivan
A Brief History of Wind Energy for Artists
We humans have been harvesting the wind for at least 5,000 years. A clay vase dating to 3500 BCE from
Biennale Architettura 2018
For this month’s renewable energy series, I revisit one of my favorite subjects: the critical role of architects in the
Indoor Solar
When thinking about solar energy, most of us conjure up images of rectangular arrays of blue photovoltaic (PV) panels covering
Wearable Solar
We begin the second year of our monthly series Renewable Energy Artworks by introducing a new topic on this blog:
WIND, A New Font
Amsterdam-based book and graphic designer Hansje van Halem just designed her first published typeface, and she named it WIND. Those
Wind Turbines as Artistic Canvas
This month, our Renewable Energy Artworks series continues with a focus on a German wind turbine manufacturer that supports local
Solar Totems and Wave Walls
Wind-activated undulating walls and solar-activated etchings carved onto reclaimed redwood: the San Francisco-based artist Charles Sowers makes my heart sing!
Harvesting Human Energy
Calling all dancers! Ballet, jazz, tango, ballroom, Zumba, breakdance, tap, disco, swing, line, hip-hop, pogo, calypso, square dance, cha cha,
Jumping Rope With the Wind
Our Renewable Energy Artworks series continues this month with an introduction to the prolific Dutch artist/architect/innovator Daan Roosegaarde, a self-described
