Professor Victor Magolin's Reflections On Art And Sustainability

“The hierarchy between art, architecture, design, and planning remains a paradox within the culture of sustainability, where the principal criterion of value to bring into being sustainable projects and environments,” states design Professor Victor Magolin from Illinois states in the essay Reflections on Art and Sustainability. Overall, when trying to define collaborations, movements, art objects, or what have you, it all comes down to the intent of the project or creator’s final goal.

What is my definition of a culture sustainability? There were many themes, artists and “artworks” discussed. Margolin analyzes each theme through the eyes of as politicians, scientist, and philosophers. There were so many arguments about what type of art fits were, who qualifies as artists, and what qualifications or categories do these artists and art pieces belong? There’s performance, land alteration, installation, architecture,

The artists that design Professor Victor Magolin brings up in his essay all address art, sustainability, and culture. They reflect culture because the people who create it are either, creating for a certain social issue, or are from a social background which inspired them to address the environment. Any art addressing the environment, (one which does not affect the ecosystem in a negative, of course) is aiding in creating a sustainable culture because it is opening up a dialogue about the environment at least. “The prevailing division between art and design practice is one of the biggest obstacles to holistically envisioning a new sustainable culture and remains a challenge not only for museums, but also for artists and practitioners,” Margolin begins to argue against old categories and for new categories. Although he concludes there are risks to categorizing the various practices of art promoting sustainable cultures, he still proposes new categories, just a lot less of