Save The Earth
Artists respond to the climate crisis
Norma Greenwood
BIG ALISE (CONED), oil on canvas, 40" x 44"
THE GRID, oil on canvas, 18" x 18"
QUEENS CASTLE, oil on canvas, 40" x 40"
INTERIOR LANDSCAPE III, oil on canvas, 36" x 36"
"According to an air pollution report published in the Queens Gazette, June 10, 2020, Long Island City and Astoria have the highest particulate rates in Queens. Additionally, a recent study found growing evidence that air pollution is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease,” according to Dr. Jonathan D. Newman, a cardiologist at NYU Langone Medical Center.
The paintings I am submitting reference the small factories that were the backbone of Long Island City, a working class neighborhood.
Factories that produce energy and pollution such as ConEd have been part of the national landscape for over one hundred years. Small manufacturing plants flourished during a time and place when entrepreneurship carried more weight than environmental concerns. My paintings are evidence of these remaining old factories that supported the tremendous economic growth of New York City.
I’ve also included a painting of large rocks locked inside a room, INTERIOR LANDSCAPE III. The painting refers to ecological disasters such as the California wildfires, that render large areas of the country inaccessible and unlivable."
Norma Greenwood
Website: www.normagreenwood.com
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