Your sense for land art is becoming more a part of your overall body of work. I like the difference between the stone, driftwood, and seaweed for the circles, yet arranged in the same manner. These materials in your work bridges the the differences between the mathematical/geometric nature of human's desire to design and create balance through visual language and the very primal, in which these chosen/found materials could have been used for inter humans communication since the very beginning of humankind. I believe that you are really on to something with your current work, and I think you are going to make real good work for a long time to come.
Have you thought about looking at crop circles for visual inspiration? They often feature a sense of rhythm that could be a factor in your land works. Another cool thing to try would be to collect objects such as branches/vines, and stones arranged over a fresh snow cover to achieve a nice contrast of dark tones over white.
thank you for the encouragement. i have been looking at several land artists, chris drury for example. i really love his way of working and the concepts he is exploring. recently i also have been looking at the nazca lines in peru, i watched a documentary on them and they are really fascinating, as well as beautiful. http://www.google.com/search?q=nazca+lines&hl=en&sa=X&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS381US381&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=6KwET5u_H-fu0gGokcnEAg&ved=0CDEQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=673
i am excited for the season change as well and the possibilities that the snow, ice and landscape change, will bring.
Your outdoor piece is facinating! It really brings the environment into play. I see these circles as an interaction between people and the natural world.
The video may benifit from a before and after shot to contrast the unaltered environment with what it becomes. It's really important to see people's connection with the natural world. By understanding the natural word I can understand more about people. Some photos of it halfway done in the middle of the video would transition the before and after really well. Showing these transitions lets people see the nature you are interacting with and it may provide ideas about how to do projects in different seasons.
The video shows nature affected by you, and nature also affects people.
I enjoyed your first video as it reminded me of land art that I saw a few years back. One of the first land art that I saw was at a lecture in Troy at RPI. Vito Acconci was speaking and it was a lecture well worth going to. He didn't quite go too much into land art as performance and architecture.
I can't wait to see where you go with this as time goes on...
Your sense for land art is becoming more a part of your overall body of work. I like the difference between the stone, driftwood, and seaweed for the circles, yet arranged in the same manner. These materials in your work bridges the the differences between the mathematical/geometric nature of human's desire to design and create balance through visual language and the very primal, in which these chosen/found materials could have been used for inter humans communication since the very beginning of humankind. I believe that you are really on to something with your current work, and I think you are going to make real good work for a long time to come.
ReplyDeleteHave you thought about looking at crop circles for visual inspiration? They often feature a sense of rhythm that could be a factor in your land works. Another cool thing to try would be to collect objects such as branches/vines, and stones arranged over a fresh snow cover to achieve a nice contrast of dark tones over white.
thank you for the encouragement. i have been looking at several land artists, chris drury for example. i really love his way of working and the concepts he is exploring. recently i also have been looking at the nazca lines in peru, i watched a documentary on them and they are really fascinating, as well as beautiful. http://www.google.com/search?q=nazca+lines&hl=en&sa=X&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS381US381&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=6KwET5u_H-fu0gGokcnEAg&ved=0CDEQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=673
ReplyDeletei am excited for the season change as well and the possibilities that the snow, ice and landscape change, will bring.
Your outdoor piece is facinating! It really brings the environment into play. I see these circles as an interaction between people and the natural world.
ReplyDeleteThe video may benifit from a before and after shot to contrast the unaltered environment with what it becomes. It's really important to see people's connection with the natural world. By understanding the natural word I can understand more about people. Some photos of it halfway done in the middle of the video would transition the before and after really well. Showing these transitions lets people see the nature you are interacting with and it may provide ideas about how to do projects in different seasons.
The video shows nature affected by you, and nature also affects people.
two words: Andy Goldsworthy.
ReplyDeleteoh yes he is incredible
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your first video as it reminded me of land art that I saw a few years back. One of the first land art that I saw was at a lecture in Troy at RPI. Vito Acconci was speaking and it was a lecture well worth going to. He didn't quite go too much into land art as performance and architecture.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see where you go with this as time goes on...