The focus of Natalia Kapchuk’s art is the beauty of the nature and the ecological threats the world is now facing.
The artist uses her art to champion causes that resonate with all of us, bringing our attention to the pollution and ills of climate change threatening our world today. The creative artistic process starts with extensive research on the topics of global warming, the pollution of the ocean through plastic and other destructive behaviors impacting nature.
As a result, the artist expresses the message that humanity should think more about environmental protections and the conservation of natural resources.
The Lost Planet collection of mixed media artworks emphasizes how the effects of human actions are changing and destroying nature.
“Plastic pollution is without doubt one of the major threats to our planet, and thus we need to tackle it through innovate angles. I believe that Arts have the power of touching people’s hearts, and that’s why we’re delighted to be part of Natalia’s exhibition and to help her to create an impact and to inspire many individuals to become change makers.”
— Juan Castaño Vilas, Regional Director, Plastic Oceans Europe, 2021
“The global environmental problems we face are caused by billions of individual acts and decisions — we are all in this together. Earthwatch, as a science-based organization works across sectors of society to motivate change through creating knowledge and inspiring action. Using art as a means of communicating the issues we face increases the numbers and diversity of people we can reach on these issues. We are therefore, thrilled to be part of Natalia’s exhibition.”
— Dr Neil Bailey, Director of Philanthropy, Earthwatch Europe, 2021.
Sustainability Wheel, 2020
Acrylics, resin, resi-crete, polyurethane foam, plastic on wood
Diameter 110 cm, Mixed Media
In late September 2015, 150 world leaders gathered for the United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development. During this event, leaders sat to approve an agenda for sustainable development efforts, redacting Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Within this agenda, seventeen goals, or SDGs, were set, aiming to achieve balance in society and respectful relations with nature. Among them we find demands to end all forms of hunger and poverty, conscious production and consumption practices, assurance and availability of clean water access, conservative and sustainable use of water resources, forest, and land protection.
These objectives are surely positive guidelines, but they are void without commitment and consistency. People, governments, and corporations alike continue to play a self-serving game. Shown in the Sustainability Wheel, the artist reflects on these hurdles by separating the seventeen SDGs individually. Natalia Kapchuk expresses the challenges the world community has in getting on one accord. With capitalism and self-serving practices placed before humanitarian efforts, how long will it take the world to achieve their stated SDGs? Will the promised 2030 deadline pass us by?