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Land Art An Art Movement

Land Art | An Art Movement

Land Art | An Art Movement Land Art ‘An Art Movement’ Content 5 Introduction 6-7 Land Art and Artists 8-9 Famous Works of Art

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Land Art | An Art Movement Introduction ‘Land really is the best art’ -Andy Warhol Land art also known as earth art is made directly in the landscape, sculpting the land or making structures using natural materials such as rocks or twigs. Land art movement is said to had emerged in 1960s and 1970s and was associated with Great Britain and The Unit- ed States but it had been there from very old time , for eg The Great pyramids , The greek temple Paestum. 5

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Land Art | An Art Movement Land Art and Artists Land itself is the best art .You....me....each and every one has been a land artist atleast once in their lifetime. ‘From a kid , who play with earth, twigs, stones and anything and everything he finds in his way , to Robert Smithson ,who is considered one of the greatest land artists of all time , all of Some of the famous Land Artists are Robert Smithson, Micheal Heizer, Nancy Holt, Andrian Grey. 6-7 7

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Land Art | An Art Movement Famous works of Art Sun Tunnels (1976) Location : Great Basi desert, Utah Designer : Nancy Holt Tippet Rise Art Center Location : Montana Double Negative Location : Overton , Nevada Designer : Michael Heizer Spiral Jetty (1970) Location : Great Salt Lake, Utah Designer : Robert Smithson source (images) : en.wikipedia.org.mordernlandarts Tippet Rise Art Center 9

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