#LAND ART

[miamaimania]

"Ocean Bird (Washup)" (1974) by Ana Mendieta ∿ Earth-body silhouettes carved in sand and flowers

[contemporary-disquiet]

ANDY GOLDSWORTHY, Ice Star, 1987

[shinymanticore]

I wanted to see if *technically* you could sew some leaves and…

I made a little patchwork napkin for the tree :)

(Now I wanna see how it ages !)

[itscolossal]

In Sand and Stone, Jon Foreman Sculpts Hypnotic Gradients and Organic Motifs

[389]

Liz McGowan, Fern Ammonite 1992

land art, Hebden Bridge, UK

[hellohaters]

Francisco Infante-Arana / Applications project

[caldrive]

Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels, in a very cold windswept middle of not-quite-nowhere, near Lucin, Utah (May 2024; despite the blue sky, I got snowed on). My photos don't do this environmental artwork justice — it's worth the long drive (the last dozen or so miles on unsealed roads) to be able to contemplate the interaction between the work and its isolated surroundings.

[ilikeit-art]

Saype, born Guillaume Legros, is a French artist living in Bulle, Switzerland. A self-taught artist, Saype’s giant biodegradable artworks adorn fields, are best seen by drones and last only days. The artist is represented by MTArt Agency since 2018. Beginning his career as a young graffiti artist, Saype’s work quickly gained recognition and became highly sought after, resulting in him landing his first gallery exhibition at age 16. Saype is a pioneer of the land art movement, focusing upon large scale biodegradable paintings with strong social messages.

Using 100% biodegradable paint composed of water, chalk, coal and casein, Saype’s ephemeral land artwork disappears after a month due to regrowth of the grass it is painted upon, the weather and the passage of visitors. With each project he completes, his recognition grows, capturing the attention of those on social media as well as landing extensive global media coverage. Career highlight for Saype have included gaining thanks from the Swiss President, Doris Leuthard, for the social vision of his art, in 2017, and following that in 2018, the publication of his book, ‘Green Art’, which highlights the innovative qualities of the biodegradable paint Saype has created.

[whereifindsanity]

Land Art by Jon Foreman

[cosmicanger]

Wheat Field in Hailey Wood, Oxfordshire: July 16, 2007

[briery]

Mysterious ancient earthworks called Geoglyphs, in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. (Larger).

[miamaimania]

"Nest" by Nils Udo

[contemporary-disquiet]

HENRIQUE OLIVEIRA, Radice Comune, 2019 Arte Sella, Trentino-Alto Adige

[granstromjulius]

James Turrell

[archiveofaffinities]

Richard Serra, Shift, King City, Canada, 1972

[389]

Jon Foreman