Paintings About Pollution
These paintings about pollution are my way of making the damage to our planet visible. Through surreal abstract art, I highlight the impact of pollution on our environment and invite reflection on how we respond.
Pollution - Serious Consequences
We have been polluting our environment for more than 250 years, since the start of the Industrial Revolution. Back then, we had no idea of the damage we were causing—but now we do. Our very existence as a species is in jeopardy. This view is supported by the world’s leaders and experts such as David Attenborough. Yet political action remains slow, and some world leaders are still in denial.
Art as Protest
My response is to protest through art. I am building a series simply called Paintings About Pollution, using surrealism to express both the urgency and the absurdity of the situation. Art allows me to communicate what words alone often cannot—the emotion and danger behind our neglect of the environment.
The Series
Each painting is different, but all are motivated by the same aim: to make pollution visible. Through surreal imagery, I explore the effects of pollution on our planet and our lives. Here you can see the paintings created so far, along with insights into my journey and inspiration for each piece.
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If this series interests you, I invite you to discover other collections such as my Surreal Paintings and Original Abstract Works, each offering a unique perspective on contemporary issues through abstract art.
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Start of the Pollution Series
My paintings about pollution, that is polluting our planet began in a frivolous way. I was not really aware that it affected me deeply as I figure it does most of us.
Simply called "pollution" I enjoyed creating the almost happy shapes and adding a lot of colour. It was the beginning of my journey.
Surrealism too came by accident, it seemed the obvious way to express what I wanted to.
Red is the Colour!
The paintings series about pollution continued and this one, the second painting just sorta flowed. I had no intention of using all that red at the start but as it grew I figured only one colour could say what I wanted - red!
Only when I was finishing it did I sense some surrealism. I have always shunned surrealism, Dali never appealed and I think gave surrealism a bad name, but if it works then I am a surrealist!
This painting is called "Consequences" the effects of pollution on our lives.
National and Local Exhibitions
a selection of these contemporary war paintings were exhibited at the Dialogue with Death exhibition in The Crypt Gallery St. Pancras
Red and Surreal
Oh my red again! I have to say I just loved painting this one, sometimes I felt as if I was not in control particularly as the big red shape began to take the form of a foot...
the title for my third painting about pollution then became obvious...
"Carbon Footprint"
Surrealism is here again, do I care? No I am loving it!
Symbols with Surrealism - Look at the Damage!
The damage we are doing to our planet is manifest everywhere, so many choose not to seeit - art is my way of shouting out and saying - Look!On to the next pollution painting and this one is just packed with symbols and a sense of surrealism as the big red shape engulfs a city. I did enjoy painting it but the finished painting scares me as it is so real.
Oil - so Destructive
This painting is inspired by the knowledge well understood - oil is polluting and devouring our world. The large shape in this surreal art is reminiscent of a damaged butterfly and the large red circle is the burning sun
Denial has Consequences
And to the last one so far in my pollution paintings series -"At Your Peril" I painted this just as Trump pulled out of the Paris Accord to join Nicaragua and Syria in denial of global warming.
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Other Strong Art Series
I tend to paint a series driven by a strong emotion from within. You can view them here - these two may be of particular interest - I visited Flanders in France to see the war graves, it changed me and I expressed my hatetred of war in the series of World War One Paintings
I love hats! They are so expressive. I've painted a whole series, click the link hat paintings to see them, they're fun!
You can see my other series and more in my blog - Anything About Art - take a look!