https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel for IHUM 202 en-us 2020-06-08 16:48:10 UTC 2023-02-21 04:38:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f32b.png mnisad https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/617774136 "International art form that developed particularly from the late 1960s and early 1970s. A number of mainly British and North American artists turned their attention to working directly with nature,They created immense sculptures on the same scale as landscape itself, or exhibited written and photographic accounts of their excursions. With few exceptions, their works (also known as earthworks) are almost inaccessible, situated far from human settlements in deserts or abandoned areas. Their lifespan was brief: little by little they were destroyed by the elements and often by erosion, so that for posterity they exist only in the form of preparatory drawings, photographs, or films. The works themselves were seen by only a small number of people and sometimes by only the artist." (Google Arts & Culture)]]> 2020-06-08 22:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/617774136 mnisad https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/617778363 Closely related to conceptual and minimalist art, land artists were motivated to escape the gallery system as a symbol of the establishment. This came at a time of people that were disenchanted by the Vietnam War, the culture of consumption, the growing dominance of mass media, and the military-industrial complex. (Pearson 39.2)]]> 2020-06-08 22:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/617778363 mnisad https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/617793360 Land art reflects other ideas of existentialism, the ability of the human to control the environment, yet at other times, fail to control it. This is reflected in land art themes of 'entropy' the the condition of decreasing organization or deteriorating order, and creation. (Pearson 39.2)]]> 2020-06-08 22:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/617793360 mnisad https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/619483694 One of the most famous pieces of land art was Spiral Jetty, a large spiral form created from rocks and dirt on the Great Salt Lake in Utah by Smithson in 1970. He filmed his art with themes of entropy and creation, the spiral reflecting symbols seen in the universe such as a snail shell or whirlpool, while keeping tension between motion vs. stasis, life vs. death, and contraction vs. expansion. 
(Pearson 39.2)

Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty 1970.]]> 2020-06-09 19:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/619483694 mnisad https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/619503426 Robert Smithson's works escaped the gallery and conventional means of displaying art. His pieces changed throughout time, and contained environmental messages. He stated “Across the country there are many mining areas, disused quarries, and polluted lakes and rivers. One practical solution for the utilization of such devastated places would be land and water re-cycling in terms of ‘Earth Art.’” His reclamation project at the Bingham Copper mine reflects these ideas. (see link below)

Robert Smithson, Bingham Copper Mining Pit—Utah / Reclamation Project, 1973]]> 2020-06-09 19:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/619503426 mnisad https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/619511404 This team of artists made site specific, free range, and large scale art typical of the land art movement. More specifically, their art showed fragility of the human experience through art that left virtually minimal to no footprint behind. The nearly five-year project Running Fence made of nylon fabric hung from steel was 24.5 miles long,  a white banner of freedom sprawled over the hills of California. They proclaimed, “This project is entirely designed for that specific landscape and nothing can be transported. Nobody can buy the work, nobody can own the work, and nobody can charge tickets for the work. We do not own the projects, they are beyond the ownership of the artists because freedom is the enemy of possession, that’s why these projects do not stay. They are absolutely related to artistic and aesthetic freedom.” (Pearson 39.2)

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence 1976]]> 2020-06-09 20:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/619511404 mnisad https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/619534075 Some land artists such as Andy Goldsworthy searched to emphasize the fragility of nature and the respect they held for it. Goldsworthy, a British artist, made pieces like Hazel Leaves and a similar film Rivers and Tides (2001), that showed works formed from all-natural materials. He often explores the energy and balance of nature, fragility of materials, and the temporary nature of his creations.]]> 2020-06-09 20:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mnisad/tndm52ym3ja7yvel/wish/619534075