Location: Hastings
About: Turel is a British artist. One of his art projects covers global warming, climate change and the destruction of animal habitats by humans
Photo: Turel Sut
Turel wanted to represent climate change and the destruction of animal habitats by humans through art.
He made a painting called 'global warming and polar bear' consisting of six triangular canvases painted in different locations in six different countries: Konstanz in Germany, Stein am Rhein in Switzerland, Mulhouse in France, Vaduz in Liechtenstein, Como in Italy and Bregenz in Austria.
Turel chose to paint in different countries to raise awareness that animal habitat destruction is not an issue for just one country, but a global problem. Global warming is an issue faced by all countries and it is the responsibility of all humanity.
In the centre of the painting is a mature polar bear standing on a small glacier, head stretched up towards the sky, mouth open, roaring and crying out for help. The bear is surrounded by a deep, aquamarine ocean and the icy surface is melting. The artwork highlights warnings from the scientific community which are becoming louder. An increasing body of science points to rising dangers from the ongoing build up of human-related greenhouse gases produced mainly by the burning of fossil fuels and forests.
Click here to see a video about the painting. To find out more about Turel visit his website.
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