Face It: No Coal
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 03. 8.08
Architecture students across the country were challenged by Architecture 2030, Metropolis Magazine, the USGBC and the AIAS to Face it, literally. Students competed to produce the best body and face paint job that conveyed a "no coal" message. Emily Bibler of Ohio State won the Face Color Award; Jackie Fabella of Cal Poly Pomona won for best B+W. A student told Metropolis:
“The entries varied in meaning: some depicting strong political messages about health and environmental impacts, while others took a positive approach by displaying a set of alternatives to coal.” ::Metropolis; See all the entries at ::Architecture2030
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These pictures are very moving. They represent a great deal of ideas, many of which I find need to be made known. Great job to whoever created them.
This is so amazingly cool!
Many people dont realize the impact of body art, whether its tattoo or paint.
Body ART is an artform that many creative people (like the VERY creative people here) can expose to the world around them.
love the one on the left, with the dirty coal face on its right, and green and beautiful and clean gorgeousness on its left. it shows just how different green and coal are.
Thanks for all the positive comments on my work. I wanted to clarify that I am a student at Iowa State, not Ohio.
i am doing a project in biology class and it is very lame.. during my research i came across your photo ....i am one of the only anti-coals in my class....thank you for the inspiration...its glad too see environmental beauty
vanessa finney