Amy’s paintings offer an
alternative view to all the inconvenient truths about environmental
degradation. Using natural forms as examples for sustainable design, she
suggests innovative solutions for urban planning and development.
“This new series of paintings
began with a vision I had while looking up in a forest. The trees towered in
from all directions much like high-rise buildings in city centres. When i made
this connection, I had to bring the two worlds together on canvas. I juxtaposed
vertical tree panoramas from Banff National Park and the Halliburton
Highlands with buildings from Toronto, Calgary and Cincinnati. A few energy
efficient buildings emerge in the works to remind us of the progress being made
all around us. By shifting the vanishing point from low to high in space, I
force the viewer to keep their chin up and be optimistic about the future of
cities. “ ~Amy Shackleton
Amy also introduces her new, ambitious
series: The Canada
Project
THE GREAT CANADIAN
LEED-SCAPE
The Great Canadian LEED-scape project is a 53-foot-long, 13 panel painting that
explores the natural environment and the recent development of sustainable
buildings across Canada.
With this project, she reveals the progress that is being made with the design,
construction and operation of energy efficient buildings. More and more
developments are making changes by incorporating green roofs, rain gardens,
solar energy, geothermal heating/cooling, and urban agriculture. An
internationally recognized rating system, called Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED), is in effect to classify and encourage these
innovations. Using Canada’s
LEED certification program as a guide, she pairs Canadian landscapes with
brilliant examples of sustainable development across the great Canadian
LEED-scape.
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