Capturing Cold

K.A. Colorado's Polar-Themed Art and the Science It Portrays
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-3-032-36469-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 279 mm

This book features the Polar-themed art of K.A. Colorado. It presents a curated collection of his visual artworks that reflect the science, environment, beauty, significance, and challenges of the Arctic and Antarctic regions. In addition to presenting over 200 color images of the artworks, this book examines how K.A. Colorado’s art portrays the Polar regions and emphasizes the importance of the environmental and climate change messages of his art. Selected artworks featured in this book include the artist’s proprietary and, hisand , his and on-site sculptural installation performances in Antarctica and the Yukon, his and Paintings, and his ,, and series of sculptures, prints, and paintings, as well as his films and —all of which convey the crucial part that deep cold and the Polar areas play in the Earth’s environment. Contributions from top Polar scientists further contextualize the science and history that underscore the significance of the art.

At a time when the world is facing the consequences of climate change, understanding the science behind climate change and the Polar environment is especially necessary, and visual art is an effective means to educate and deeply affect researchers, students, and the wider public. A deep connection to the environment is more important than ever, and K.A. Colorado’s art is a compelling and touching portrayal of the science that impacts all facets of contemporary life.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rabassa, Jorge

Tahan, Mary R.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regionalgeographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Art Portraying Science, by Jorge Rabassa, Book Co-Editor – 31 art images and captions with text.- Through 12: Art images and captions with scientific and historical texts and references on the following topics (order of these topics to be determined).- Ice Cores and Glaciation – by Jorge Rabassa, Book Co-Editor (Geomorphologist and Quaternary Geologist; Senior Researcher and Former Director, CADIC-CONICET; Springer Nature Book Series Regional Editor).- Icebergs – by Jorge Rabassa, Book Co-Editor (Geomorphologist and Quaternary Geologist; Senior Researcher and Former Director, CADIC-CONICET; Springer Nature Book Series Regional Editor).- Polar Exploration and Canines in the Arctic and Antarctic – Mary R. Tahan, Book Co-Editor (Polar Historian and Author; Researcher/Presenter at SCAR, SCAR SC-HASS, and EHAL).- Conclusion: Art as Polar Language, by Mary R. Tahan, Book Co-Editor.

Über Autor(innen)

Jorge Rabassa is Senior Researcher with, and former Director of, CADIC-CONICET (Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas—Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas). He has been Professor of Geology at the National University of Tierra del Fuego (Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego) at Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, and has taught at several Argentine universities including La Plata, Comahue, and Patagonia-San Juan Bosco.  He is a member of both the Argentine National Academy of Sciences and the Catalonian Academy of Sciences (IEC).  He is also a member of the Academy of Sciences of Latin America (ACAL), and an associate senior researcher with Fundación Bariloche, San Carlos de Bariloche, in Argentina. As a visiting scholar, Jorge Rabassa has lectured in the U.S.A., Spain, South Africa, and Brazil. He was a postdoctoral Fulbright fellow, has published journal articles and book chapters, and was the founder and lead editor of the (A.A. Balkema Publishers, The Netherlands).  He also served as President of the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies.  Currently, Jorge Rabassa is the Springer Nature Regional Editor for Latin America, on the and book series.

Mary R. Tahan is a writer, producer, and documentarian, with a professional background in journalism and marketing.  She has authored historical books and journal articles and produced and directed documentary films.  Her books, articles, lectures, and presentations focus on Antarctica and the Arctic.  As part of her research on Polar exploration, Mary R. Tahan was awarded an art residency to live and work on the Antarctic continent, and traveled to Antarctica by invitation of the Direccio´n Nacional del Anta´rtico (Instituto Anta´rtico Argentino), where she performed on-site photography and videography of the Antarctic landscape, wildlife, animals, and historical sites, as well as conducted interviews with scientists and curators.  Her research has also taken her to Argentina, Norway, France, Russia, the U.S.A., Australia, Canada, and England, where she has visited significant sites and interviewed descendants of early explorers of the Arctic and Antarctic.She has presented her work at The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the Encuentro de Historiadores Antárticos Latinoamericanos (Meeting of Latin American Antarctic Historians) conferences, as well as at the Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CADIC-CONICET).  She was a featured speaker at the Fundación PROAntártida International Symposium, is a member of the SCAR Standing Committee on the Humanities and Social Sciences (SC-HASS), and was nominated as Honorary Historian for the Argentine Navy. Mary R. Tahan’s authored books include ; ; ; and (with Cornelia Lüdecke) .  She has also authored the chapter "The Jim Franks Story: FIDS and Argentines in Antarctica in the Late 1950s", in the book .  Currently she is working on a new book in her Arctic and Antarctic series.