Land art

When it emerged in the sixties among the crush of several other art movements (Pop Art, Minimalism, among others) Land Art came to be an anti-gallery artistic offshoot that straddled the domain between architecture and sculpture. It had no manifestos nor schools nor leaders and it was not quite a movement; the artists who were involved with it were also involved in other types of arts. Land art was labelled as modern ‘sculpture’ but its versatility and introduction of new concepts and visual materials made it difficult to ascribe it to one field or term. Later on, the term “Earth Works,” coined by Robert Smithson came to use, but Earth Works only refers to works that use earth while Land Art is an all-encompassing umbrella that includes…

Create land art and found objects that address awareness of nature, as well as sustainability on a particular site. • Garden spade • Garden rake • Garden gloves • Multi-purpose potting mix • Pot plant • Seedling pot • Flower seeds • Decorative stones (reference to the colour of blue) • Newspaper • Cardboard egg carton • Technical device – digital camera • The setup station outside of the house. • Weather condition – winter sun. • Understand some of the purposes and processes of various…

The Medhurst House will never be seen from above, yet it has been resolved by the designers into a pair of carefully contrived sets of concentric rectangles. One set is formed from the elements of the roof, the other from the paved terrace and insert of lawn. The roof and terrace rectangles overlay a staggered set of lower-level cross-walls. From this bird 's-eye view, the building is rendered as a two-dimensional composition of rectangles (blades) superimposed over much narrower rectangles…

Indonesia is one of the countries with abundance of natural resources with large populations. According to World Bank (2013) Indonesia is lower middle income country with GDP around 868.3 billion US dollar and the population is 249.9 million, while poverty headcount ration at national poverty line is 11.3% on 2014. The contention appear that this wealth resources country get the benefit or even get worse with the plenty of their natural resources. The economic growth in Indonesia in period…

For many of us, conflict over natural resources is not a part of everyday life. But in many places around the world, access to natural resources cannot be taken for granted. Conflict over natural resources is often part of a larger struggle over political, social, and economic power. The control over water, land, and oil has economically and socially changed the world. They have been used to secure power because of how important they are to society. The consequences for wrongly abusing these…

Tyler Hicks was born on 9th July 1969. He did his schooling from Staples High School in 1988 and also went to Boston University's College of Communication. He earned a degree in Journalism from Boston University in 1992. He works as a staff photographer at The New York Times. He is basically an American photojournalist, but he was established in Kenya. Hicks was a freelance photographer before established in Africa and operated for newspapers in North Carolina and Ohio as well. He has also…

David Hockney was born in Yorkshire, northern England. When he was 16, he was admitted to the Bradford School of Art, where he studied traditional painting and life drawing. “In 1959, Hockney studied at the Royal College of Art in London and was taught by several well-known artists, including Roger de Grey and Ceri Richards” (David Hockney: The Biography, 1937-1975). “Then, Hockney's first solo show, held in 1963 at John Kasmin's gallery, proved very successful” (web). “The following year he…

their claims. Proponents argue that fracking has lifted the current economy by increasing jobs. Extraction jobs may provide short term growth, but eventually this growth will plummet. This loss happens as extraction sites gain attention from other investors. Once invested, a site develops an overabundance in resources, thus sinking firm costs. Overabundance will cause job loss in the process as firms can’t recover (Twomey et.al.). Jobs are also temporary since extraction only provides cash flow…

including conquering the land, battling natives tribes in a bid to secure settlements, while at the same time trying to stay true to their religious, entrepreneurial, and socio-ethical roots acquired in their former lands back in Europe. Through their writings, the soldier, administrator and adventurer John Smith, Poet Anne Bradstreet and Governor William Bradford depict an America whose lands were initially hard to subdue and inhabited by a people wary of the settlers who kept coming in droves…

photography, drawings, architectural work, and other earthworks have each played an important role in art history, particularly since his 1973 death in an airplane crash while photographing his earthwork Amarillo Ramp. The inability to easily define and understand the work of Robert Smithson extends, on a smaller scale, to the complexities of some of his individual works, especially those he called “Nonsites” (see photo reference). These gallery installations, of which Smithson completed at…