"Good God the Lakes are Lovely!"
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Provided by: Sea Walls|Published on: July 19, 2022
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Synopsis
- This playful mural in Toronto, Canada by Bruno Smoky hits on the idea of elective migration in pursuit of better habitat.
- The saturated colors and surreal style make this mural easily approachable for younger students.
Subjects: Visual and Performing Arts
Authors: Bruno Smoky
Region: North America, Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- Students bring their own ideas and interpretations to the artwork that develop critical thinking.
- The mural's style and playful colors inspire imagining the world from the fish's point of view.
Additional Prerequisites
- Some background on the Great Lakes' history of use and abuse by people and the impact on that environment is necessary for understanding the artist's intention.
Differentiation
- This piece opens the opportunity to discuss how murals are related to street art.
- Younger students can explore how a fun piece of art can still have deep meanings and what surreal means.
- Older students can use the subject matter as a launch into changing migratory patterns based on environmental impacts by humans.
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About the Partner Provider
PangeaSeed Foundation
PangeaSeed Foundation is a globally engaged nonprofit organization acting at the intersection of culture and environmentalism to further the conservation of our oceans. Its mission is to empower individuals and communities to create meaningful environmental change for the oceans by raising public awareness of critical environmental issues through SCIENCE, EDUCATION, and ARTIVISM (S.E.A.). Through their groundbreaking Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans public art program, PangeaSeed Foundation has created over 400 educational ocean advocacy murals in 17 countries, bringing the ocean into streets across the globe.
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