Land art
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Land art is an art movement in which artists create large-scale works directly in the natural landscape using materials like earth, rocks, and water.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Environmental art | 2 |
| Earthworks (land art) | 1 |
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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contemporary art genre ⓘ environmental art form ⓘ |
| artForm |
installation art
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sculpture ⓘ site-specific art ⓘ |
| developedAsReactionTo |
commercialization of art market
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traditional gallery system ⓘ |
| displayContext |
natural environments
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outdoor sites ⓘ |
| documentationShownIn |
art galleries
ⓘ
museums ⓘ |
| emergedInDecade |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
perception of landscape
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relationship between humans and nature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
earth art
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earthworks ⓘ environmental art ⓘ landworks ⓘ |
| influenced |
eco-art
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environmental design ⓘ public art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ecology
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geology ⓘ landscape architecture ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
integration with natural environment
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large-scale works ⓘ often ephemeral ⓘ often remote locations ⓘ site-specificity ⓘ subject to natural erosion ⓘ use of natural materials ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Andy Goldsworthy
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Michael Heizer NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Holt NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Long NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Smithson NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter De Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Double Negative
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Spiral Jetty NERFINISHED ⓘ Stone Circle works by Richard Long ⓘ Sun Tunnels NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lightning Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenDocumentedBy |
film
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maps and drawings ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| originatedInCountry |
United Kingdom
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
conceptual art
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environmentalism ⓘ minimalism ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial |
earth
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natural landscape ⓘ rocks ⓘ sand ⓘ soil ⓘ stone ⓘ vegetation ⓘ water ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| typicalScale |
landscape-scale
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monumental ⓘ |
| usesLocationType |
coastlines
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deserts ⓘ fields ⓘ mountainous areas ⓘ plains ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Environmental art
this entity surface form:
Earthworks (land art)