 David Bellamy (artist) Christine Lovelock (artist) and Professor David Bellamy |
Wind
Warriors in Wales and Youtube video  these boots are made for walking round wind farm sites |
 Ann West and Angela Kelly, artist and Chairman of Country Guardian, with banner - read what Angela has to say. |
artists against wind farms
what this site is about, and the inspiration behind it
Wind turbines have many drawbacks. They kill birds and bats, cause environmental damage, ruin the lives of many who live near them because of noise and other issues, and they cause division in communities between those who benefit financially from them, and those who may lose a large proportion of the value of their homes. For the full and technical arguments against wind farms, we recommend that anyone who would like to learn more about this subject goes to the excellent "The case against wind farms" by John Etherington (see second link below)
This however is a website about art, and powerful as all these other arguments are, we feel, as artists, that the aesthetic argument against wind farms is important too, and should not be treated as if it is an irrelevance. In an article that was one of the inspirations behind this site, Simon Jenkins argued that the precious landscapes of Britain are as valuable a part of our heritage as the greatest works of art. For this article, and others, go to the first link below.
Articles by Simon Jenkins, Robert Macfarlane and Cameron McNeish
"The case against wind farms" by John Etherington
This website gives artists an opportunity to display their work, and also to say in their own words why they are fighting to save the landscapes that they love from industrialisation by giant wind turbines.
