Land Art, Earthworks or Earth Art is an art movement which emerged in America in the late 1960s and early 1970s, in which landscape and the work of art are inextricably linked. Sculptures are not placed in the landscape, rather the landscape is the very means of their creation. The works frequently exist in the open, located well away from civilization, left to change and erosion under natural conditions.
Arte 320
In class, we searched our school environment for samples of our group colours, both in nature and inside the school building. We then created a sculpture using the various items. In this activity, we explored the elements and principles of form, colour, shape, and value.
Earthworks artists:
Andy Goldsworthy http://www.morning-earth.org/ARTISTNATURALISTS/AN_Goldsworthy.html
Lucien den Arend http://www.denarend.com/
LESSON PLANS:
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/6046
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/Larry-natural.htm
