Stop Eating Palm Oil - Protect Pongo
species extinction & biodiversity loss
A baby orangutan holds a pencil and appears to have just written on the wall in Scottish Gaelic, "sguir ag ithe ola palm" (stop eating palm oil). This is one of a series of murals depicting orangatans to raise public awareness about how they are threatened with extinction due to deforestation for the palm oil industry.
Louis Masai
From the artist's Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFfPSB6HWH-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@louismasai</a>).
2020-09-23
BAS
Louis Masai (<a href="https://louismasai.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">louismasai.com</a>)
See more of Louis Masai's eco street art addressing species extinction and biodiversity loss in his projects "<a href="http://humannatureshow.com/endangered13/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Endangered 13</a>" and "<a href="https://louismasai.com/projects/the-art-of-beeing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Art of Beeing</a>."
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Scottish Gaelic
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Ashton Lane, Glasgow, Scotland
It's Oh So Quiet
species extinction & biodiversity loss
In a mural on the side of a building, an enormous sparrow perches on a sagging chainlink fence while holding a plastic drinking straw in its beak. The caption reads "IT'S OH SO QUIET." As explained in the artist's own December 16, 2019 Instagram post of the piece, this ordinary songbird is "endangered with rapidly decreasing numbers! They are suffering from habitat loss due to overpopulating cities and a lack of food due to; pesticides and herbicides being used on the crops in the countryside which feeds an over populated country... im sure that when the last bird is no longer around to be heard anymore, we can start to vote in governments that give a shit about the environment and the fragile state of its biodiversity." (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ISY2Ong28/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@louismasai</a>)
Louis Masai
Photographed and posted on Instagram by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIJm8XIAs10/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@whatstreetshavetosay</a>.
2020-11-28
Brooke Nyberg/BAS
Photographer: @whatstreetshavetosay (Instagram)
Artist: @louismasai (Instagram)
See a video of the work in progress on the artist's Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6GCTaZHZI3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@louismasai</a>).
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Wimbledon, England
Bottled Water
water scarcity & pollution
In this colorful and complex mural, an adult whale and baby whale are trapped in a gigantic water bottle. Curious onlookers take photos with their phones while uniformed officials appear to control the crowd. Meanwhile, a scientist in a white lab coat speaks to one of several industrial workers clad in construction helmets near a large pipeline coming from the bottle's spout. The public and industry workers are separated by a giant set of plastic can rings stretched across a small stream. Other than the stream, all water in this arid landscape is contained in the enormous bottle. The artist explained in his Instagram post that the work addresses "the rate of excessive consumption of natural resources and pollution with waste, specifically water as one of the most precious goods. A possible future scenario if we do not begin to correctly manage our passage through the planet. We must be able to guarantee the supply of water to future generations."
Delio
From artist's Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMrpDcajBq4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@deliorc</a>).
2021-03-21
Lao Lee/BAS
Created and photographed by the artist (deliorc@gmail.com).
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A Coruña, Spain
Orso Polare (Polar Bear)
Using eco acrylic and compostable film the artist has painted an image of a polar bear, suspended between signposts. The monochromatic bear simultaneously blends with and stands in stark contrast to the grey bricks, steel guardrail, and other colorless features of the urban setting. This image is one of a series of wildlife paintings Albano has created on compostable film in urban settings. In this photograph, the artist stands proudly next to his work.
Mikhail Albano
From the artist's Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIds6zSlmdB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@mikhail_albano-artist</a>).
2020-12-06
BAS
mikhailalbano91@gmail.com
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4CKmt2Fac6g25h4al6icKw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mikhail Albano, the artist, has a YouTube channel</a> on which he posts video documentation of the creation of some of his street artworks.<br /><br />In December, 2020, his work was featured in a <em>Sicilian Post</em> article, "<a href="https://www.sicilianpost.it/mikhail-albano-lartista-amico-dellambiente/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">La Street Art Ecologista di Mikhail Albano</a>."
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Sicily, Italy
Don't Make Us History Whale
species extinction & biodiversity loss
This image is one among a series by Parisian stencil street artist Polar Bear Stencils with the message "Don't Make Us History." This stencil image of a whale appears against a colorful graffiti-painted wall.
Polar Bear Stencils
From the artist's Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNsVlfmFUE-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@polarbearstencils</a>).
2021-04-15
Angie Weber, BAS
Created and photographed by Polar Bear Stencils (<a href="https://www.polarbearstencils.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.polarbearstencils.com/</a>)
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Paris, France
Pollinators
beauty of nature & natural systems
Colorful flora and fauna span two sections of retaining wall along a primary thoroughfare in Hudson, Wisconsin. Pictured pollinators include bees, bats, butterflies, and a hummingbird. Other creatures include a fox, a snake, a mole, a frog, a dragonfly, earthworms, and snails, The roots of an actual large tree continue in painted form on the mural. Iconic red and white amanita muscaria mushrooms figure prominently.
This community mural was commissioned by Ciranda, a company that connects food producers with organic, non-GMO ingredients with an emphasis on sustainability and fair-trade practices. Lead artist Liz Malanaphy outlined the work and then recruited community members of all ages to help her paint it in.
Liz Malanaphy and community members.
2021-04-23
BAS
Lead artist was Liz Malanaphy. Mural was photographed by Britain Scott.
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221 Vine Street, Hudson, WI, USA