Spiral Jetty

The City of Cuzco was a complex urban center with distinct religious and administrative functions. It was surrounded by clearly defined areas for agricultural, artisan, and industrial production. Besides the religious and government buildings, there were also exclusive abodes for royal families, which formed an unprecedented symbolic urban compound. This compound showed a stone construction technology with remarkable aesthetic and structural properties, such as the Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha

Nature has always been an inspiration for many artists, mostly represented in paintings and drawings of landscapes. Since the 1960s until nowadays, the meanings of the concept of ecology have been changing a lot due to the introduction of new ways of artistic expression and the growing concern about the ecological issues. This ultimately resulted in the debates about the role of art in ecology- should artists take some actions towards solving some of the ecological issues? The transition and debates

Central Mountain by Wu Chen is an illustration of mountains that would ordinarily be seen as uninteresting, but with the use of ink on the handscroll, ordinary mountains become a piece of artwork which can be intruiging and interesting to the eye. Bushfire Coroboree Dreaming -Erna Monta Bushfire Coroboree Dreaming by Erna Monta is an Australian Aboriginal piece that symbolizes both the past and present ancestral existence found in Australia's landscape. With various shapes and irregular patterns

I do not have ingredients to make a sandwich, so I will eat a banana muffin from Henry’s Food Court, instead. 2. I think Growth is vegetable growth because it reminds me of an abnormal growth of a root vegetable such as carrots. The round bumps on the body of the sculpture look like mutation from a vegetable or fruit. This work possesses feminine characteristics because of the round and smooth form. There are no sharp edges poking out. It’s in a silky and gentle shape. Even the material is marble

for a way of raising awareness about issues such as pollution and the loss of natural resources (Kleiner 985). One artist who publicized these issues was Robert Smithson, he created the pieces Spiral Jetty which consisted of Smithson manipulating the environment with industrial equipment in the shape of a spiral leading toward the center of a lake (Kleiner 985). This piece represented the power and beauty nature held against humans trying to corrupt it. As a result of many artists advocating for these

Andy Goldsworthy (Rivers and Tides) he is a very unique artist to start with, he uses medium in his art works that is found within its surroundings and turn it into a work of art. He likes to be always connected with nature, he loves the sea and river in connection with time as his concept. His work are in the patterns of snake like or river like shapes and an egg shape pattern. I like his work because it makes me feel at peace with nature which gives me a relaxing effect especially with the sound

Shaped like a giant bean and has seamlessly weld together stainless-steel plates. This reflected the surface of Chicago skyline. Earthworks are made in and of the land. They are outdoor. Large scale artwork outdoor. An example is Robert Smithson “Spiral Jetty”. Stretching into the Great Salt Lake and is make from salt, mud, crystals, rocks and water. It is a record of geological history. It was created by man and is

still considered to be the figure head of land art and reclamation projects, and perhaps his most renowned piece, Spiral Jetty effectively meets the criteria of reclamation, regeneration, time and place and user interaction. Similarly, artist Robert Morris worked in the landscape although his favoured approach was earth manipulation, in which he created Serpentine mounds and spiral hills. The focus of his work was on user participation, creating corridors and areas where the viewer could enter

Question #1. 20 points Renaissance Art was innovative. Renaissance artist illustrated natures beauty with biblical accounts. In addition, artist began to use oil painting which set Renaissance style apart. Additionally, renaissance art influenced society perception of the world with visual imagery by constructing detailed events, places, or objects. However, Cubism’s, transformed creation of images by utilizing geometric perception of natural description. Nevertheless, Renaissance art influenced

woman” there was a variety of colors. The colors in this work portrayed the beauty in different cultures. The smile of the Kenyan woman shows that happiness is beauty. (Page 3). 3. This picture is of the Column of Trajan in Rome, Italy. The spirals on this piece of architecture portray the victories of Napoleon Bonaparte. The history and antiqueness of this column makes this picture beautiful. (Page 8). Chapter 2: 1. Sol LeWitt’s “Lines from four corners to points