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"There's No Planet B" Activist
An activist glares from behind a green face mask wearing a backward-facing black cap and a black t-shirt that reads, "THERE'S NO PLANET B."
Beauty Beneath the Surface
This mural depicts an urban activist carrying away a section of brick wall so as to reveal the natural beauty beyond. When posting this image on Instagram in January 2020, the artist wrote, "Sometimes beauty is hidden under the surface. In order to…
Beyond the Shadows
An oversized ape appears to gaze apprehensively out of a darkened doorway while a white dove takes flight above. The artist explains in his Instagram post that "When the shadows make you disappear, it is time to fly out." This piece is part of the…
Bottled Water
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…
Clean Air is a Human Right
Big block letters stretched across several sections of brick wall along a city sidewalk declare, "Clean Air is a Human Right." The work references a grassroots campaign by residents living in the vicinity of former gasworks sites in London, England…
Climate Change is Real
A colorful patchwork mural depicts changing weather patterns affecting the planet as factory smokestack releases emissions. A human eye and lightbulb perhaps encourage the viewer to notice what is happening and think about the future. A long tentacle…
Diligent Gardner (Waste Wear Series)
A colorful painting on the side of a dumpster depicts a rake pulling away trash to reveal a fertile garden beneath. According to the artist's Instagram post, this piece, "the last of the Waste Wear series[,] provides a glimmer of hope."
Don't Make Us History Bees
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 bees appears against a colorful graffiti-painted wall in the Hackney Wick neighborhood of east…
Don't Make Us History Whale
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.
Earth Day 2021
Spanish artist Isaac Cordel's Cement Eclipses installations have appeared in urban settings around the world since the mid-2000s. As explained by art historian Peter Bengsten (2018), Cordel strategically places "small sculptures of human beings –…
HONOR THE TREATIES
A sticker placed near a community cooperative grocery store in Ashland, Wisconsin, USA features an illustration of an Indigenous American child with head thrown back and arms stretched toward the sky in a reverential posture. In the background are…
If Climate Were A Work of Art
According to the artist, this diptych spraypainted on utility boxes conveys "a strong message that we want a government that puts climate change on top of the agenda ✊. It is still treated as climate change will solve itself. But like the hourglass…
It's Oh So Quiet
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…
Nature Reclaims its Rights
The artist has painted a bright mural on a wall in front of a tree that creates an illusion that the tree's roots are a large hand clawing up the pavement. The artist described the work on Instagram as follows,
La nature reprendra ses droits, et…
La nature reprendra ses droits, et…
No Nature No Future
A young woman in a polka-dot dress gazes down at a small planet earth in her hands. Alongside a leafy banner reads, "No Nature No Future."
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…
Pocahontas Pollution
According to the artist, this image of Disney's Pocahontas and her racoon companion floating in a polluted waterway was painted "as part of a wall highlighting environmental issues in Bristol. It was also to raise awareness of the Climate and…
Pollinators
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…
Reflecting On Our Waste
A mural pictures a young person wearing a paper bag crown perched in a slumped posture atop a crate amidst boxes and trash. The person is wearing an oxygen mask connected to a bell jar containing a green plant while mournfully contemplating factories…
STOP Climate Change (Indigenous people)
This stop sign intervention in New York City depicts a trio of Indigenous people threatened by rising sea levels due to climate change. This is one of a series created by the anonymous street artist Stikman.