The crew of the Greenpeace icebreaker Arctic Sunrise help artist John Quigley recreate da Vinci’s sketch The Vitruvian Man, from copper on the Arctic sea ice. QUOTE: “We came here and created The Melting Vitruvian Man , recreating da Vinci’s famous sketch of the human body, because literally climate change is eating into the body of our civilisation. When he did this sketch it was the Enlightenment, the Renaissance, the dawn of this innovative age that continues to this day, but our use of fossil fuels is threatening that,” John Quigley speaking from 81.45 ¼ north. Greenpeace commissioned the work to highlight the fact that the Arctic is melting and the need for world leaders need to take urgent action on climate change. This September could mark the lowest sea ice minimum on record.