https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v This is a beautiful and meaningful piece of art created by Zaria Forman. en-us 2018-06-16 03:30:54 UTC 2023-05-29 00:16:55 UTC hello@padlet.com lpzluke https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267426986 This drawing was created in 2017 after Zaria flew back from Greenland. She was invited by NASA to join the "Operation Icebridge". She flew on 12 hour flights, only 1500 feet above glaciers, sea ice, and mountaintops. She witnessed an entirely new perspective of the ice from looking down. This piece of drawing is meant to send the message of climate change of the earth. Polar ice melting will lead to serious crisis for mankind. Temperature rising causes ice melting faster than it supposed to be. It matters to the whole world because people are living on this beautiful planet. Encouraging people to change their lifestyles more environmental friendly is the theme of this drawing. She is trying to get people reduce their carbon footprint in many ways, simply drive less miles, eat less meat, and turn off lights on the way out.]]> 2018-06-16 03:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267426986 lpzluke https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267427160 Zaria Forman is an artist who is concerning about environment of the earth. She is good at documenting climate changes in pastel. She travels a lot to different places to take photos and get inspirations for her work. She created impact on people's opinions of climate change through her work. Traditional media like CNN and CBS featured her and her work, as well as New York Times T Magazine, National Geographic Proof Blog, Huffington Post. She also demonstrated her work and meanings behind her art pieces on TED.]]> 2018-06-16 03:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267427160 lpzluke https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267427717 In this drawing, ice takes about 80% of the whole area. It is the most obvious thing Zaria wants viewers to see. Seeing it change state into water and become blue is what this drawing trying to show people. The ice in the drawing was supposed to be a solid and flat area, however, water flowing through ice and ice will eventually melt completely. The reason for this situation is because of climate change and global warming. ]]> 2018-06-16 04:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267427717 lpzluke https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267427731 Zaria Forman used color of white, grey, and light blue for the drawing. With these bright colors, stronger visual impact was created to show viewers how it looks like from sky. Zaria wants to show the real scene that she saw on the plane. Ice is white and its shadow is in grey. Melting ice become blue to be part of the ocean. Most of the drawing is grey because ice has melted, it's not flat anymore.]]> 2018-06-16 04:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267427731 lpzluke https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267427847 In the drawing, one can feel the flow of the water through ice as like watching the ice melting. Zaria make this drawing more vivid to viewers by enhance the feeling of water flow. It creates special view for people to feel even they close their eyes. The drawing will still appear in their head. The flow in the drawing will leave viewers amazing first impression and will last for a long period of time.]]> 2018-06-16 04:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267427847 lpzluke https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267427974 It is a beautiful drawing, though people may not connect this drawing with climate change when they take their first glances. It is very powerful if it is shown on an exhibition which has a theme of climate change. Viewers are expected to dig deeper to understand the meaning behind this drawing.]]> 2018-06-16 04:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267427974 lpzluke https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267428127 This drawing is effective for encouraging people thinking about the climate change we are experiencing. Especially when it is placed together with other Zaria's work. The feeling of watching ice melting will be flow inside people's mind. Beautiful and meaningful describe this drawing perfectly. Think about it, what's in the drawing may not exist now because it has already melted.]]> 2018-06-16 04:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267428127 lpzluke https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267428168 Forman, Z. (2017). Greenland no.51. Retrieved from http://www.zariaforman.com/greenland
NASA's Operation IceBridge, Antarctica, 2016. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.zariaforman.com/nasa
Reduce Your Carbon Footprint. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.zariaforman.com/reduce-your-carbon-footprint]]> 2018-06-16 04:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lpzluke/d8mhnipuy11v/wish/267428168