Nurturing Our Planet

By O Yemi Tubi (MOYAT)

Caption Of Artwork: As a matter of urgency, we have to change the habit that causes climate change. The hourglass and the melting clock depict that time is slipping from our hands to save our planet for her future sustainability.

This painting is done to advocate caring for the planet and the future generation. One of the causes of climate change is deforestation. This painting advocates planting new trees to replace trees lost to deforestation. The pregnant woman in the painting was done in my usual style of roses and thorns; it is painted green to call for a green planet. The breast milk spilling on the ground is to nurture the withered plants back to life.

I painted a dove (the symbol of peace) on the left side of the painting. Wars are another cause of climate change. Fire and hazardous chemicals of war often destroy the ground and pollute rivers, seas and air.

The negative effects of climate change are often felt in most African and Asia nations. Some of the industrial nations often ship their hazardous industrial waste to African nations. This is why I painted an African map as a crying face because climate change causes drought and famine, which consequently made many Africans die of hunger.