Wednesday 10 February 2010

ephemeral and land art


excellent article on ephemeral and earth art
quote;
"These artists are bound by a very loose set of principles: Their materials they use are natural and as such are subject to decay, and the artworks are to a large degree indivisible from the landscape upon which they are made. Earth art therefore eschews the gallery space, and generally relies on remote, unspoiled tracts of land that are challenging, if not impossible, for the arts patron to visit. "


All installation art share the idea that an artwork is not an object in the gallery but something that extends the given space; in the beginning transforming interior spaces and with land art, transforming open spaces. Ephemeral artworks are designed for spectator involvement.
Andy Goldsworthy combines the land art with ephemeral, making the open space a park gallery where the spectators become temporary and the objects of natural and found materials draw out the character of the environment, be it for good or until its natural decay.

see older posts for more examples on the subject

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