In the theme of our upcoming “Sacred Sky, Sacred Earth” event, take some time to study some well-known environmental artists and reflect on your own thoughts about this kind of art.
Research one of the following environmental artists:
Andy Goldsworthy (“Rivers and Tides”)
Nancy Holt (Sun Tunnels) and Robert Smithson (Earthworks and Photoworks)
Richard Long (Textworks, Sculptures)
Choose one on which to focus your answers to the following questions:
1. Describe your definition on “environmental art.”
2. Describe the style of the chosen artist in five words. Make sure to include the name of the artist chosen.
3. In general, what might an environmental artist be exploring.
4. In general, how do you think an audience should approach an environmental art experience when they see/hear/interact with it?
This blog assignment is worth 10 points and is due no later than Friday, March 4.
1. anything with scenery, or the environment, where the focus isn't on a person, it has to be outside.
ReplyDelete2. shapes in the dirt/snow (robert smithson)
3. shapes and or different textures in the environment anything out of the ordinary or it could be as simple as everyday life.
4. they would approach an environmental art experience by taking pictures of something that they find interesting, they also want to show what they can hear, see and smell in the picture making the person looking at the picture really feel like they are there
1. A lot of environmental art isn't just to look pretty and artistic. To me the definition of "environmental art" is art made to make a statement on the negative impact people have on our earth.
ReplyDelete2. Nancy Holt: crazy, concrete, sunlight, color, harmony
3. I think maybe nature, how things work without electricity, or how to make art without killing trees and animals; so making art without using brushes, paper, etc.
4. The audience need to be more open minded- they should actually try to understand the product made by the artist, see what it really stands for, and how it helps our planet.
1. art made with materials directly from nature, or art that represents nature/ our environment
ReplyDelete2. Andy Goldsworthy: surreal, natural, earthy, green, imaginative
3.nature
4. calm and understanding
1. I think environmental art is art that is created somewhere in nature.
ReplyDelete2. Richard Long; Art made in/with nature
3. What you can make with the natural resources given to you
4. They should be appreciative of what the earth has given them
1. My definition of "enviromental art" is art that features things from nature; deserts, forests, the sun, the moon, the ocean, mountains, etc.
ReplyDelete2. Nancy Holt; tunnels, dessert, harmony, bright, crazy
3. Nature and its harmony with people.
4. Wonder and awe at how beautiful the Earth is.
1. Environmental Art, is art that is designed from the nature around you. It is basically made by natural but you just help make it look more amazing with the nature around it.
ReplyDelete2. Andy Goldsworth: brilliant, captivating, inspiring, free-spirited, nature art
3. Natural Phenomenon’s that capture the eye.
4. They should take in the natural beauty and how amazing nature and our environment is around us and be open minded.
GUS GAGNE
ReplyDelete1. Environmental art is an image of a natural environment.
2. Robert Smithson: Photos, are, not, good, and art.
3.Forests, deserts, oceans, wheatfields... how else are they supposed to paint them?
4. Like any other form of art, only you get to touch it.
1. From looking at the art pieces of Andy Goldsworthy (“Rivers and Tides”)
ReplyDeleteNancy Holt (Sun Tunnels) and Robert Smithson (Earthworks and Photoworks)
Richard Long (Textworks, Sculptures, I believe that "environmental art" is art based off nature and also created by nature. It could also be landscape paintings.
2. Robert Smithson- captivating, speculative, creative,quadratic, and perceptive
3. An environmental artist could be exploring the potential nature has to look beautiful and eventually into a piece of art.
4. I think the audience should be emotionally ready to experience an environmental art piece by having a clear mind thats open to interpretatoin. They also should be able to tocuh the artwork and listen to the sounds(if it makes any sounds) in nature.
4. In general, how do you think an audience should approach an environmental art experience when they see/hear/interact with it?
1. Art that supports conservation of the environment in an environmentally friendly way.
ReplyDelete2. Robert Smithson - Wet, sandy, dirty, rocky, muddy
3. Ways to bring people's attention to nature.
4. Not the way most of us are approaching Sacred Sky.
1.) My definition of “environmental art” is using materials solely from the earth to create some sort of image or other form of art.
ReplyDelete2.) Andy Goldsworthy’s style: earthy, surreal, abstract, curvy, rough
3.) An environmental artist might be exploring how to create an already beautiful, natural thing, and make its beauty more defined.
4.) A person should notice the little details that the artist changed and just take in the natural beauty that is showcased. They shouldn’t be too critical if it’s rough because nothing is in a naturally perfect shape.
1. Environmental art is art that needs the environment and nature surrounding it in order to get its point across.
ReplyDelete2. Nancy Holt - astronomical, inventive, timely, simple, meaningful.
3. An environmental artist needs to explore not only different forms of art, but different kinds of environments and weather and how to make them work in unison.
4. The audience should have an open mind and be willing to interpret and interact with the art in different ways.
1. My definition of environmental art is using the earth as objects in any kind of artwork, digital or not.
ReplyDelete2. Andy Goldsworthy: sculptures, spiral, windows, organic, balance
3. An environmental artist is exploring natural sculptures and anything with naturally occurring shapes.
4. Audiences should approach environmental art as earthy and appreciate the beauty of nature.
1. it's kinda cool but has no purpose, it seems more for people who actually enjoy doing that type of thing.
ReplyDelete2. Nancy Holt does lots of geometry shapes in the sand for fun, and she does cool giant spirals in the on the beach and has people stand near them for perspective.
3. I don't know how to respond to this question, it does make any sense.
4. I don't know how people should react to this, I'm not a physiologist, I'm a film maker, I don't even see how this applies to me.
1) How the environment creates art by nature.
ReplyDelete2) Robert Smithson Sand,rock,wet
3) The environmental artist may explore scenery, plants and animals.
4) I think our audience will be amazed at the projects that Digital Media made to show nature.
1. environmental art is making some form of art using your environment an the things around you.
ReplyDelete2. Andy Goldsworthy is:
create, improvise, utilize, natural, interesting
3. Different ways to create new things out of items that have been around for a long time. And to make something out of something else that was never really meant for creating art.
4. With an open mind and ready to experience amazing things
1. Environmental art is using elements of nature to create art.
ReplyDelete2. Andy Goldsworthy - simple, cohesive, meticulous, striking, transient
3. An environmental artist would be exploring new ways to use elements that have been used before in addition to challenging themselves.
4. An environmental art experience should be approached with an open mind and no expectations.
1. To me, environmental art not only resonates with people on an emotional level, but makes a statement about our earth's (and universe's) condition. Just because a piece of artwork has elements of the earth incorporated in it doesn't make it environmental art. It has to say something about nature or about the way we're treating it.
ReplyDelete2. Andy Goldsworthy ~ Structured, circular, infinite, jagged, brambly, bright
3. An environmental artist might be exploring his or her own emotions reflected in nature or they might be utilizing the earth in order to help the earth to speak.
4. I think that people should revere environmental art. It is the communication of something much more vast than humans are capable of experience on a moment-to-moment basis. It should be approached with care, with respect, and with awe. Our earth is far greater than we give it credit for, than we are willing to appreciate.
1. My definition of environmental art is any art that is related to or with the environment.
ReplyDelete2. Nancy Holt: colors crazy exciting harmony bright
3. An environmental artist might be trying to express themselves through exploring nature and finding the beauty in the environment.
4. An audience should be more open to environmental art because it is a more unique form of art and they should see it for its true beauty.
1. Any work of art that promotes the environment.
ReplyDelete2. Andy Goldsworthy- Simple, elegant, structured, natural
3. They could be exploring new ways to do their work that benefits the environment.
4. An audience should support environmental art more because it promotes a healthy planet.
1. Environmental art is using the nature to create art. The artworks often include leave, rock, and sand, everything that come from the nature.
ReplyDelete2. Andy Goldsworthy: shape, creative, calm, dreamy, wild.
3. An environmental artist is exploring the beauty in natural and trying to find different ways to looking at it.
4. Audience should approach an environmental art by understanding the purpose from the artist, and appreciate the earth.
1. Art created with naturally existing materials in the wild.
ReplyDelete2. he makes art from rocks
3. How much he can alter nature, while still keeping it natural.
4. Audiences should respect the natural beauty of the art without commercializing it.
1. in my mind environmental art is art about nature, or art that is created out of actual parts of nature.
ReplyDelete2. large scale, inanimate, smooth. richard long...
3. they might be exploring the different shapes and textures in nature.
4. they shouldn't mess with or disfigure it for any reason because it probably took time to complete.
1. Environmental art is art expressing nature and the environment.
ReplyDelete2. Andy Goldsworthy: natural, abstract, different, elegant, creative.
3. The different textures an natural patterns in tree’s, rocks, snow, etc.
4. Think about it for a little while because some are difficult to understand
1. Environmental art is art that deals with nature.
ReplyDelete2. Andy Goldsworthy - creative, unusual, stunning, beautiful, patterns
3. In general, an environmental artist might be exploring nature's beauty to show the world its often looked over aspects, instead of just the general beauty of nature.
4. In general, an audience should approach an environmental art experience by taking in the different components in nature that are shown in the picture and how they are used to make a stunning nature picture.
~Environmental art is embracing nature and expressing the feelings that surround you through art.
ReplyDelete~Richard Long: Energizing, Hopeful, Peaceful, Calming, Flowing
~They are exploring the forces of nature and learning to embrace their surroundings and pour them into art still capturing the feelings and emotions they feel.
~They should approach it with an open mind that won’t interfere with the experience.
1. Environmental art is any art that attempts to be environmental in meaning.
ReplyDelete2. Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels are large outdoor installations. They play with light and landscape.
3. Environmental artists try to make work that reflects a natural landscape and a kind of feeling that you get from being in a natural place.
4. They should do whatever they feel is good for them to do in relation to work. If the work has very many rules it might be difficult to deal with.
1. To me, "environmental art" is anything that incorporates themes and objects from nature and the environment.
ReplyDelete2. The artist I chose is Andy Goldsworthy. His style is: abstract, modern, geometric, new, and in a way, fantastical.
3. I think an environmental artist would be seeking different objects and mediums in nature that could create something totally new.
4. I think an audience shouldn't approach a work of environmental art with the mindset that what they'll see is this beauty commonly found among art aesthetics. They should keep an open mind, and be prepared to be fascinated and enthralled by what they see. Environmental art has a certain subtlety to it that they should be ready to deal with.
1. Environmental art is art that involves nature.
ReplyDelete2. Chris Booth- organic, impressive, beautiful, inspiring, amazing
3. How simple nature may look and discover how complex it truly is.
4. I believe that the audience should approach the art with an open mind and appreciation.
1. Art made by nature or using nature only.
ReplyDelete2. Andy Goldsworthy: creative, beautiful, different, balanced, breath-taking
3. They might be exploring different ways to create new images with more natural things instead of using harmful things to nature.
4. They should openminded to what they do see that way they can experience it completely.
Sorry I didn't realize that the artists were provided above.
ReplyDelete2. Nancy Holt- Unique, wonderful, organic, pretty, creative
Artist: Nancy Holt (Sun Tunnels)
ReplyDelete1. Environmental Art-Self expression that involves the human spirit and nature combined
2. Earthy, Hypnotizing, Translucent, Peaceful, and Circular
3. Environmental artists could be exploring the idea of nature being the backdrop for great art.
4. An audience should approach an environmental art experience with an open mind and an appreciation for new ideas.
1. Environmental art uses the world around one's self to make art.
ReplyDelete2. Andy Goldsworthy: Defying, Balance, Nature, Abstract, Beautiful.
3. An environmental artist might be exploring the way that art and form can come together. Or enhancing what they already find.
4. Environmental art has always had an awed feel to it for me, because nature itself was shaped. Much like church, I give it a hushed, though hardly understood respect.
1) Environmental art is using nature ti make a natural looking piece of art.
ReplyDelete2) Andy Goldsworthy: balanced, decorative, appealing, natural and majestic
3) Andy I think was exploring how to manipulate natural objects like rocks in order to create a natural looking design.
4) Audience should recognize that the natural world is beautiful and should be preserved.
Nielsen Moffatt
ReplyDelete1. Environmental art is art about or done with nature, the environment, and the artist's imagination.
2. The artist I chose was Richard Long.
Five words: Huge, perfect, clean, precise, spacious, contemplative.
3. In general, an environmental artist might be exploring the earth, it's elements and an imagination.
4. In general I think an audience should approach an environmental art experience with time, patience, respect and all 5 senses when they see, hear and interact with it.