American Cultural Ambassador David Jakupca is officially credited and accepted with being the Spiritual Father of the Environmental Art Movement by many organizations including the United Nations, Earth Island Institute, Time Magazine, State of Ohio and many others.
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| David Jakupca American Cultural Ambassador Universal Peace Ambassador Spiritual Father of the Environmental Arts Movement Founder of the International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) |
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| American Cultural Ambassadors David and Renate Jakupca |
This is due primarily to his pioneer work on The 'Theory of Iceality' on Environmental Arts: which is a practical
study
on the aesthetics of the relationship between Humans and their
Environment through Arts and Culture, ultimately promoting an effective
sustainable global Culture of Peace between all Living Things (Human, Animal and Plant Kingdoms)David and Renate Jakupca are also responsible for enlightening the art community to the new genre of Environmental Art when they founded the International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) in 1987 at the historic ARK in Berea , Ohio. ICEA was organized into three divisions: Environmental, Humanities, Arts and Culture. As the first professional art organization to be solely dedicated to this endeavor, this has made ICEA to be the leading force in the Environmental arts and a force for socially responsible activity. "David Jakupca is the Prototype. No one ever did it All with his kind of style, grace and madness", says Martin B. Lane.
According to Jakupca, The Environmental Art Movement over the past decades has spawned a wide variety of very similar phrases and art terms such as; eco art, land art, ecoventions, natural art, green art, outdoor art, earth art, recycled art, sustainable art, ecodedsign, etc. These can be all be considered sub-categories under the umbrella of the main Environmental Art Movement.
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| David and Renate Jakupca American Cultural Ambassadors Universal Peace Ambassadors ARK in Berea 2010 |
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| Ambassador David Jakupca with the Italian Medal of Arts for designing the 'Worlds Children Peace Monument' 2003, Verbania Italy |
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| State of Ohio Recognizes Environmental Artist ARK in Berea 2003 |
The goal is accomplished according to Jakupca, "Is by focusing on the creative process and affirming that Environmental Art is a catalyst for social change by empowering participants, transforming environments and contributing to collective healing and economic development."
Jakupca's Theory on Environmental Arts (ICEALITY*) was enthusiastically embraced by the United Nations by 1990 and was featured in many of their World Conferences;
1- 1992 Earth Summit on the Environment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2- 1993 World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, Austria
3- 1994 World Conference on Population and Development, Cairo, Egypt
4- 1995 World Conference on Women, Beijing, China
5- 1996 Habitat II- UN Conference on Human Settlements, Istanbul, Turkey
6- 2000 World's Fair, Expo2000, Hannover, Germany
7- 2001 World Conference on Racism, Durban, South Africa
8- 2002 World Summit on Sustainability, Johannesburg, South Africa
9- 2003 World Conference on Peace, Verbania, Italy
10- 2005 World Conference on Peace, Verbania, Italy
11- 2007 World Peace Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico
The result of this major global public promotion at the United Nations level, is that the Theory of Iceality on Environmental Arts is now considered as the cornerstone of the modern sustainable global Environmental Art Movement and this concept is now replicated by urban designers, architects and artists throughout the World. However, not all of Jakupca's contemporaries did accepted the new theory at once.
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| HABITAT II - Revisited UN Conference on Cities 1997 |
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| Spiritual Father Recognition City of Cleveland 2007 |
this theory, Humanitarian, Environmental, Arts and Culture, are not based on hypothesis but on empirical discovery. The empirical discovery leads to understanding the general characteristics of natural processes. Practical models can then be developed which separate the natural processes into theoretical-mathematical descriptions. Therefore, by analytical means the necessary conditions that have to be satisfied are deduced. Separate events must satisfy these conditions. Experience should then match the conclusions.
The special 'Theory of Iceality' and the general natural processes are connected. As stated above, the special 'Theory of Iceality' applies to all inertial physical phenomena and its relation to all other forces of nature.
*'ICEALITY" is the measure of the connection between the environment plus civic engagement through arts and culture which results in a sustainable positive and peaceful quality of life for all living things.
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| 1994 Cleveland Magazine Readers Choice Award Favorite Artist |
In a historic re-unification if the Greater Cleveland Community, as part of the Iceality Silver Revelation, North East Ohio Area has been 'branded' as the Home of the Environmental Art(s) Movement by the International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) as a 'Cultural Industry', to foster civic identity, cultivate tourism, and brand Ohio Environmental Arts and Culture District in the Bioregion.
BACKGROUND CHECK by Christa Herbert:
- -- The Environmental Arts Movement was professionally organized by the The International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) founded by David and Renate Jakupca in 1987.
- -- Environmental Art is the true indigenous art form of the greater Cleveland, Ohio area.
- -- The ARK in Berea is the global home to the Environmental Art Movement.
- -- David Jakupca is the recognized leader and the Spiritual Father of the Environmental Art Movement.
- -- The 'Theory of Iceality on Environmental Arts' is now considered as the cornerstone of the modern sustainable global Environmental Art Movement and the concept is now replicated by urban designers, architects and artists throughout the World.
- -- In 1993 in Vienna, Austria at the World Conference on Human Rights, ICEA, with the approval of U.S. Delegates, Jimmy Carter and Geraldine Ferraro, began recycling and promoting United Nations' World Conferences until 2007..
- -- Through this partnership with the United Nations, ICEA has influenced a global audience of literally billions of people.
- -- Environmental Art was used by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of their 1997 American Canvas Project that is currently used in all 50 States.
- -- In 2000, David and Renate Jakupca were appointed American Cultural Ambassadors representing the US at EXPO2000, The Worlds Fair held in Hanover, Germany.
- -- Environmental Art is the number one Art Movement in Cleveland, Ohio
- -- Environmental Art is the number one Art Movement in America.
- -- Environmental Art is the number one Art Movement Worldwide.
RESEARCH FINDINGS
Results for Comparable Artworks and Artist History of David Jakupca
Results for Comparable Artworks and Artist History of David Jakupca
David Jakupca is an American Philosopher,
Ambassador, Artist, Activist and Author. He serves both as an American
Cultural Ambassador and Universal Peace Ambassador in International
capacities. He is extremely influential through his works, especially as
a philosophical advocate and practitioner of the environmental arts
methods developing the Sustainable Age revolution.
Jakupca with his wife, Renate, are the co-creators of the 'Theory of Iceality on Environmental Arts', aligning the vision with real-world social conditions and logistics. This work established and popularized inductive formulas for scientific inquiry, sometimes called the Iceality Method. His demand for a planned procedure of investigating all things natural marked a new turn in the rhetorical and theoretical framework for the science of aesthetics, much of which surrounds conceptions of proper Environmental Art Methodology today.
Jakupca has been recognized as the 'Spiritual Father of the Environmental Arts Movement' and in that capacity, several disciples of his work went on to spread the word on Iceality. His ideas were influential in the 1990's among scholars like Jane Alexander, Chairwoman of the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA), who in the ‘AMERICAN CANVAS’ Project frequently adheres to the Method of Iceality approach in its idealistic visions and entrepreneurial inquiries. Major organizations, in particular, the United Nations, featured his Theory on Iceality in many of their World Conferences. The result of this major global public promotion at the United Nations level is that the Theory of Iceality on Environmental Arts is now considered as the cornerstone of the modern sustainable global Environmental Art Movement, and this concept is now replicated by artists, architects, urban planners and sustainable organizations throughout the World, reflecting a still growing global audience. However, it must be noted that not all of Jakupca's contemporaries did accept the new theory at once.
David Jakupca is also considered to be the philosophical influence behind the dawning of the millenniums Sustainable Age. In his works, David Jakupca called for a development of avant-garde trilateral symmetry of social systems to align his vision with real-world social conditions and logistics that contend with the problems facing earth’s future. He always proposed that these environment/humanitarian/cultural systems should be done in conjunction with charitable purposes as a matter of healing this planet. Recalling Einstein’s admonition, paraphrased here, that a problem cannot be solved by the same thinking that created the problem in the first place, Jakupca, being ever mindful of the ecospheric integrity, advocated that the Environmental Arts should be practical and have as a holistic purpose the improvement of all living things.
This changed the course of art in history, from a merely contemplative state, as it was found in ancient times, to a practical, inventive modern state that will, it time, continue to lead to the new Methods of Iceality that will prevent Ecocide and make possible a Sustainable Age, a Culture of Peace for all Living Things in the following centuries.
Although much of these Methods of Iceality proposals will not be established in his lifetime, his legacy was already considered by TIME Magazine, in their 2000 Millennium Edition, as one of their Heroes of the Planet.
Similar to a Cultural District with the historic ARK in Berea as its focal point, the North East Ohio Area where David worked, has been 'branded' as the Home of the Environmental Art(s) Movement by the International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) and as 'Cultural Industry' will continue to foster civic identity, cultivate tourism, and brand Ohio Environmental Arts and Culture in the Bioregion.
For as one of his profilers, India Keyes commented, Jakupca's influence in the future world is so important that every person, plant or animal well being may be traced back to him. It is possible that someone using the Methodology of Iceality may find the cause of cancer, solve the worlds hunger problem or eliminate global warming.
David Jakupca’s philosophy in Art is displayed in his vast and varied art works and writings, which might be divided into the three great branches of the 'Theory of Iceality on Environmental Arts':
~ Environmental works – in which his ideas for a universal reform of knowledge, scientific method and the improvement of a sustainable state of Peace for all living things is presented.
~ Humanitarian works – in which his reforms in moral philosophy and social practices for Mankind are proposed.
~ Artistic works – in which he presents his original applied aesthetics on art and cultural objet d’arts.
Jakupca with his wife, Renate, are the co-creators of the 'Theory of Iceality on Environmental Arts', aligning the vision with real-world social conditions and logistics. This work established and popularized inductive formulas for scientific inquiry, sometimes called the Iceality Method. His demand for a planned procedure of investigating all things natural marked a new turn in the rhetorical and theoretical framework for the science of aesthetics, much of which surrounds conceptions of proper Environmental Art Methodology today.
Jakupca has been recognized as the 'Spiritual Father of the Environmental Arts Movement' and in that capacity, several disciples of his work went on to spread the word on Iceality. His ideas were influential in the 1990's among scholars like Jane Alexander, Chairwoman of the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA), who in the ‘AMERICAN CANVAS’ Project frequently adheres to the Method of Iceality approach in its idealistic visions and entrepreneurial inquiries. Major organizations, in particular, the United Nations, featured his Theory on Iceality in many of their World Conferences. The result of this major global public promotion at the United Nations level is that the Theory of Iceality on Environmental Arts is now considered as the cornerstone of the modern sustainable global Environmental Art Movement, and this concept is now replicated by artists, architects, urban planners and sustainable organizations throughout the World, reflecting a still growing global audience. However, it must be noted that not all of Jakupca's contemporaries did accept the new theory at once.
David Jakupca is also considered to be the philosophical influence behind the dawning of the millenniums Sustainable Age. In his works, David Jakupca called for a development of avant-garde trilateral symmetry of social systems to align his vision with real-world social conditions and logistics that contend with the problems facing earth’s future. He always proposed that these environment/humanitarian/cultural systems should be done in conjunction with charitable purposes as a matter of healing this planet. Recalling Einstein’s admonition, paraphrased here, that a problem cannot be solved by the same thinking that created the problem in the first place, Jakupca, being ever mindful of the ecospheric integrity, advocated that the Environmental Arts should be practical and have as a holistic purpose the improvement of all living things.
This changed the course of art in history, from a merely contemplative state, as it was found in ancient times, to a practical, inventive modern state that will, it time, continue to lead to the new Methods of Iceality that will prevent Ecocide and make possible a Sustainable Age, a Culture of Peace for all Living Things in the following centuries.
Although much of these Methods of Iceality proposals will not be established in his lifetime, his legacy was already considered by TIME Magazine, in their 2000 Millennium Edition, as one of their Heroes of the Planet.
Similar to a Cultural District with the historic ARK in Berea as its focal point, the North East Ohio Area where David worked, has been 'branded' as the Home of the Environmental Art(s) Movement by the International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) and as 'Cultural Industry' will continue to foster civic identity, cultivate tourism, and brand Ohio Environmental Arts and Culture in the Bioregion.
For as one of his profilers, India Keyes commented, Jakupca's influence in the future world is so important that every person, plant or animal well being may be traced back to him. It is possible that someone using the Methodology of Iceality may find the cause of cancer, solve the worlds hunger problem or eliminate global warming.
David Jakupca’s philosophy in Art is displayed in his vast and varied art works and writings, which might be divided into the three great branches of the 'Theory of Iceality on Environmental Arts':
~ Environmental works – in which his ideas for a universal reform of knowledge, scientific method and the improvement of a sustainable state of Peace for all living things is presented.
~ Humanitarian works – in which his reforms in moral philosophy and social practices for Mankind are proposed.
~ Artistic works – in which he presents his original applied aesthetics on art and cultural objet d’arts.
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ARK in Berea
Mixed Media 1994 Signed Middle Front
A.R.K. stands for - Architektur Recycled Kulturstall.
The historic A.R.K. in Berea is the first structure in Cuyahoga County, Ohio to incorporate sustainable building concepts from the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. It was hand built in 1994 by David and Renate Jakupca and considered the global home of the Environmental Arts Movement.
Estimated replacement value at $119,000 by the Cuyahoga County Auditor's Office, its value goes up exponentially when its historical, social and environmental factors are added in.
ARK in BereaMixed Media 1994 Signed Middle Front
A.R.K. stands for - Architektur Recycled Kulturstall.
The historic A.R.K. in Berea is the first structure in Cuyahoga County, Ohio to incorporate sustainable building concepts from the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. It was hand built in 1994 by David and Renate Jakupca and considered the global home of the Environmental Arts Movement.
Estimated replacement value at $119,000 by the Cuyahoga County Auditor's Office, its value goes up exponentially when its historical, social and environmental factors are added in.
People Not Mascots' LogoPhoto Unavailable
Acrylic on Canvas 22" x 28" 1992 Signed Lower Right
Current Owner assumed to be Lake Erie Native American Council (LENAC)
The 'People Not Mascots' Logo is meant to be a Native American protest caricature of the Cleveland Indians Baseball team. It was originally painted by David Jakupca, it has drawn criticism from some sportswriters, fans and local businessmen, but gained immediate acceptance among humanitarian, religious groups and Native Americans. It gained international popular attention when it was it exhibited by ICEA at the 1993 UN World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna, Austria and has become one of the most recognized anti-racists logo's in existence. It also caused repercussions for the groups connected with the logo and this has been documented in the INTERNECINE MATRIX http://theicea.com/page21
The Minstrel Boy
Acrylic on Canvas 30" x 40" 1981 Signed Lower Left
Bermuda Maritime Museum
Acrylic on Canvas 30" x 40" 1981 Signed Lower Left
Bermuda Maritime Museum
The Controllers
Acrylic on Canvas 30" x 46" 1979 Signed Lower Right
McKinley Museum
Acrylic on Canvas 30" x 46" 1979 Signed Lower Right
McKinley Museum
United Steel Workers of AmericaMixed Media 2002 Unsigned
David Jakupca, through ICEA, has donated signs, murals, paintings, press releases, etc. for organizations, causes, and people worldwide. This is especially true for Third World Countries at the UN World Conferences.
American Cultural Ambassadors David Jakupca, Germany's World's Fair,
EXPO 2000's 'Culture on the Move' . Here he addressed the 140 Nation
Assembly of the concept for a permanent universal symbol of renewal and
peace on earth for all living inhabitants through the 'Theory of
Iceality on Environmental Arts'. This Symbol of Living Peace was the
subject sculpture - Worlds Children Peace Monument. (WCPM) This project
was initiated in cooperation with the United Nations 2000 Culture of
Peace Program and organized in support of the UN Decade of Peace and
Non-Violence for the Children of the World and the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals.
REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
Standard Biographical References and Resources used in research and appraisals are:
Standard Biographical References and Resources used in research and appraisals are:
Davenport: Davenport¹s Art Reference and Price Guide by R.J. Davenport, published yearly, 1987 to present.
Franklin & James: Auction Price Guide, published Bi-Annually
Falk¹s: Auction Price Guide, published Annually
Hislop¹s Art Price Index: Auction Price Guide, published Annually
Meyer¹s Price Guide to Antiques and Fine Art: Auction Price Guide, published Bi-Annually
Fine Art: (Susan Theran) Auction Price Guide to the Art Marketplace, published Bi-annually from 1987 to 1996
Art at Auction in America: Auction Price Guide, published Annually from circa 1990 to 1995
AskArt: Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
ArtNet: Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
Fine Art Investment Services: Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
ADEC (Artprice): Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
Art Library Online: Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
Traditional Fine Arts Online: Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
iCollector: Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
The United States Library of Congress: in Washington, DC
American Art Review: A bi-monthly art magazine devoted to the art marketplace and museum and gallery operations
Art and Auction: A bi-monthly art magazine devoted to the art marketplace and art auction operations
Art and Antiques: A bi-monthly art magazine devoted to the art marketplace and art and antiques auctions
Antiques: A monthly art magazine devoted to the art and antiques marketplace and gallery operations
American Artist: A monthly art magazine devoted to the art marketplace and artist promotions and marketing.
The Artist: A monthly art magazine devoted to the art marketplace and artist promotions and marketing.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ICEAlityFranklin & James: Auction Price Guide, published Bi-Annually
Falk¹s: Auction Price Guide, published Annually
Hislop¹s Art Price Index: Auction Price Guide, published Annually
Meyer¹s Price Guide to Antiques and Fine Art: Auction Price Guide, published Bi-Annually
Fine Art: (Susan Theran) Auction Price Guide to the Art Marketplace, published Bi-annually from 1987 to 1996
Art at Auction in America: Auction Price Guide, published Annually from circa 1990 to 1995
AskArt: Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
ArtNet: Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
Fine Art Investment Services: Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
ADEC (Artprice): Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
Art Library Online: Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
Traditional Fine Arts Online: Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
iCollector: Online auction, gallery and research resource on the internet
The United States Library of Congress: in Washington, DC
American Art Review: A bi-monthly art magazine devoted to the art marketplace and museum and gallery operations
Art and Auction: A bi-monthly art magazine devoted to the art marketplace and art auction operations
Art and Antiques: A bi-monthly art magazine devoted to the art marketplace and art and antiques auctions
Antiques: A monthly art magazine devoted to the art and antiques marketplace and gallery operations
American Artist: A monthly art magazine devoted to the art marketplace and artist promotions and marketing.
The Artist: A monthly art magazine devoted to the art marketplace and artist promotions and marketing.
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Video and Text of Ambassador Renate's Acceptance Speech;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16yb4jGOHyw&feature=share
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Additional Quotes:
And we reaffirm our commitment to do our part in bringing this sacred and colossal mission to fruition." Letter of Support from the Interchurch Council of Cleveland, Rev. Thomas Olcott., Ex. Dir., June 15th, 1993.
Cleveland Magazine, upon receiving the 1994 Reader's Choice Award for Best Artist.
"David Jakupca and his International Center for Environmental Arts (ICEA) is a team of art experts who have successfully fused not-for-profit idealism with for-profit pragmatism. The result is the country's only comprehensive professional artist run cultural program exclusively devoted to environmental and humanitarian concerns facing mankind in the 21st century. Spending his time devising strategies that have allowed his art work to influence people worldwide in promoting a better way of living, the ‘better way’ is by successfully demonstrating that a socially aware artist with a vision can make a real difference at the global level. Ed Burns, President Cleveland Jaycees 1994
"People doing extraordinary things to preserve the environment."
Time Magazine, Nominated as Heroes of the Planet, April 2000
Time Magazine, Nominated as Heroes of the Planet, April 2000
"David and Renate Jakupca have been the leaders in showing how the Theory of Iceality works -- how small changes can lead to big ones. It is particularly fitting that as they approach the zenith of their careers, it coincides with this year's award. They are universally recognized and have been the honored guests at an extraordinary number of lectures and symposia all over the globe celebrating the Iceality of Peace."
India Keyes, Community Cultural Activist, Freedom Award 2012
"With the founding of the 'Great American Peace Trail', the Pathfinders [David and Renate Jakupca] have blazed a Trail in the History of Peace so that all others may follow, this is a natural extension of Man's capabilities" Christ Herbert, City of Parma Educator, at Parma Peace Stone Ceremony.
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http://www.wwdmag.com/great-lakes-regional-collaboration-endorsed-american-environmental-artist
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