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4. Earth Art & Environmental Art (Continued)
Conceptual artist Jerry McMillan creates
a bag with a photo of its own source
material. The ubiquitous brown paper
bag now calls attention to the resources
it takes to make it—a simple but very
effective concept.
Arman, Long-Term Parking, 1982
Arman creates a new kind of monument or totem, if you will, made of real
cars encased in concrete. It is placed in the middle of the woods.
Though there was much experimentation in the 70s (Earth Art, Conceptual Art,
Performance Art, etc.) an abiding interest in representation remained. Celmins is an
example of an artist who stuck by realism. Here is a masterful etching of the ocean.
Ana Mendieta, Silueta Series, 1973-78
Eco-feminist performance artist Ukeles would simply shake the hand of every
one of the 10,000 New York City sanitation worker, as her performance piece.
James Turrell, Meeting, 1980
Goldsworthy, Sumach leaves laid around a hole, 1998Andy Goldsworthy, Screen, 1998
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5. Environmental Posters & Ads
Leagas Delaney, 2012
Leagas Delaney, 2012
Wei Li, Chimneys, 2011
The artist’s art simply involved making adaptable vehicle for city homeless people.
Janet Zweig & Laura Bergman
Everything in the World, 1997
Pierre Vivant, Traffic Light Tree, 1998
Sebastian Errazuriz transforms Chile’s National Stadium into a temporary park, 2012
Olafur Eliasson, Waterfall, 2016 .
The artist creates and then isolates a real waterfall in mid-air, as though it was photoshopped into the
Gardens of Versailles. The intent, he said, is to “make water explicit” so we might not take it for granted.
The pro-environment gesture has particular resonance in this opulent and historically exclusive place.
eL Seed, Perception, 2016
“Anyone who wants to see the sunlight clearly needs to wipe his eye first.”
David Attenborough’s Warning: Are Humans Responsible for Pandemics?
Damien Hirst, Mother and Child (Divided), 1993 Maurizio Cattelan, Kaputt, 2013
Video: Chris Jordan, Turning powerful stats into art, TED Talk, 2008
Question #3 – What do you think of Chris Jordan’s work? Is it effective as pro-environmentalist art?
Question #4 – Mount Fuji is a great symbol of beauty and sacredness in Japan, and has
been represented many times over the centuries. Please view Sky Magic Live at Mt. Fuji,
staged by Japanese advertising agency MicroAd. Do you think it brings attention to the
environment, despite being staged by an ad agency with drones?
The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1829, by Katsushika Hokusai
