# Eco Alert Art Tom Hovey's Illustrations are Fun and Fearless By Marissa Liu | Published 2010-01-22 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tom-hovey References: [yayeveryday](http://yayeveryday.com/post/8763) & [tomhoveysketchbook.blogspot](http://tomhoveysketchbook.blogspot.com/) Tom Hovey is an [illustrator and artist](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/devin-wilde) who works in several different mediums covering a broad range of topics. From the political to pop culture to the eccentric and morbid, Tom Hovey is fearless in his depictions. The British Hovey also [works in design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/what-are-you-looking-at). His drawing of Al Gore holding a [melting earth](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remembering-the-future) was inspired by Gore’s film ‘An Inconvenient Truth.’ Tom Hovey often posts works in progress and asks for readers' feedback. Click through the gallery to see more of Tom Hovey’s work. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 3% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Political Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a platform that connects artists and activists to create and promote political art that sparks conversations and drives social change. - **Pop Culture Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a digital platform that allows artists to collaborate and create fan art inspired by popular culture, tapping into the growing market for unique and exclusive fandom art. - **Interactive Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine augmented reality technology with traditional art mediums to create immersive and interactive art experiences for viewers, blurring the lines between the physical and digital art world. ### Who This Affects Most - **Art and Activism:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop an online marketplace that connects artists with social activists, allowing them to collaborate and create art that addresses important social and political issues. - **Digital Art Platforms:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a blockchain-based platform for artists to sell and authenticate their digital artwork, revolutionizing the art market and ensuring artists receive appropriate recognition and compensation for their work. - **Augmented Reality (AR):** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create an AR-based art gallery app that allows users to virtually explore and interact with artworks from around the world, democratizing access to art and expanding the reach of artists. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Climate-Awareness Soft Art Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dreamstones.md) - [Artful Activism Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snowflake-exhibition.md) - [Provocative Eco Screensavers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/planetsaving-screen-savers.md) - [Limited Humorous Art Prints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/david-shrigley-1.md) - [Apocalypse Post Pandemic Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contemporary-urban-art.md) - [Multi-Sensory Art Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arcadia-earth-toronto-benjamin-von-wong.md) - [Colorful Aerial Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clean-power-campaign.md) - [Street Artist Digitalized Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shepard-fairey-1.md) - [Human Nature-Themed Art Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sea-im-awake.md)