Land Art: investigating humanity’s relationship to nature
The 1960s movement popularized taking art outside of the museum
Upon first glance, Richard Long’s
A Line Made by Walking (1967) appears to be a simple monochrome photograph of a grassy field with trees in the distance. The photo, however, only serves as a form of documentation of the artwork itself, which is Long’s interaction with the terrain. This avant-garde form of artmaking is classified as Land Art.
Also known as Earth art, Land Art is created
with the surrounding landscape, often taking the form of a performance, sculpture, or installation, and serving just as great of a political purpose as one driven by aesthetic.