Eco Art: Interdiscipline. Interaudience.
"Interdisciplinary" is an acknowledged component of eco art. It factors significantly in eco art discourse where the term is applied equally to the thematic, procedural, and material components of eco art. In each of these instances, eco art is leaping across conventional art borders and landing on turf that had formerly been claimed by fields as diverse as waste management, agriculture, biology, and energy production.
Less attention has been paid to an equally significant 'inter' component of eco art. That is "interaudience," the diversity of recipients for this genre of art. Eco art's remarkable inclusiveness is decisevly transforming the nature of contemporary art practice and contemporary art criticism.
Brandon Ballengee provides a case-in-point. Since January, nine media outlets have requested interviews with him. They include:
Makamo (an Italian publication that comments on contemporary art, communication, and creativity) “Interview with Brandon Ballengée”, D. Hamzaoui, January 29, 2014.
Sci-Art in AmericaS (a forum for science-based art in the U.S.), “Straight Talk with Brandon Ballengée”, February 2014
American Scientist (a publication about science, engineering and technology), “Invitation to an Insect Rendezvous”, L.C. Nadir, March-April 2014
Metro (Publication of the Philadelphia Museum of Art),”Biologist Brandon Ballengee uses deformed frogs to create art, A. Johnston, March 25, 2014. This was published in the print version in several cities/countries including in the Netherlands.
Huffington Post (daily news publication), “These Amazing Photos Will Make You Think Twice About Animal Deformities”, March 30, 2014
ARTFILE Magazine (curated online forum wherein artists, writers, curators discuss and document the production of culture).”Frameworks of Absence”, S.A .Eagen, April 2014
Daily Mail (a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper), “Rise of the mutants? Images of deformed frogs reveal how chemical waste is breeding a new class of monster”, J. O’Callaghan, April2, 2014.
Discover Magazine (reports developments in science, medicine, technology), “These Frogs Are Nature’s Mistakes…And They Are Beautiful”, K. Hill, April 8, 2014
The Weather Channel(broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news), “Natural Deformities: Beautiful Photos of Six-Legged Frogs”, M. Berger, April 23, 2014