Environmental Art: Earth-Body
Review
Ideas About Art
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Based on Plato's philosophical reflection on the arts and beauty, the artist copies the experienced object, or uses it as a model for his work. For the philosopher, on the other hand, beauty resides in the idea and not in sensible things.
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For Aristotle beauty is contained in symmetry, which he considers the symbol of perfection, linked to the classic concept of beauty: harmony, order and proportion.
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Baumgarten, reaffirmed that the essence of beauty could not occur without the discovery of aesthetic sensible pleasure. The beautiful and the aesthetic are not alien to the sensitive. What comprises the artistic is given through sensibility.
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Baumgarten proposes aesthetics as a science of sensible knowledge, which deals with beauty. "The end of aesthetics is the perfection of sensible knowledge as such and this is beauty."
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Kant is interested in art for its connection with beauty, not for art itself. Beauty, according to Kant, is not a quality typical of beautiful things produced by artists, but rather a feeling of pleasure of the subject who judges things as beautiful, whether they are works of art or of nature.
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Hegel established that aesthetics was a science that deals not with sensations but with the philosophy of art. For Hegel, art is the highest platform for spiritual elevation. For Hegel, art is the perfect sensuous expression of the freedom of spirit. It is in classical art, therefore—above all in ancient Greek sculpture (and drama)—that true beauty is to be found.
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In the 19th century, however, avant-garde concepts applied to aesthetics began to question traditional approaches. The change was very evident in painting with the French Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, Cubists and Expressionists.
Terms
Marcel Duchamp
Retinal Art
Readymades
Found Objects
Installation Art
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Unit: Environmental Art
Theme: Earth-Body Art
Introduction
The term "environmental art" often encompasses "ecological" concerns but is not specific to them. It primarily celebrates an artist's connection with nature using natural materials. The concept is best understood in relationship to historic earth/Land art and the evolving field of ecological art.
Another form of art inspired by nature is Ephemeral art. Artistic creations are made from items found in nature including leaves, sticks, bark, pebbles, seedpod, nuts, berries, petals, sand or shells. Options are endless, anything in nature can be used.
A third form of art that uses nature as its medium is Earth Body Art. This form allows artists to use their bodies in relation to nature to make a personal statement. The term was coined by Ana Mendieta who is our case study for today's class.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the significance of earth-body art
- Explain the elements used in the creation of earth-body art
- Gain an awareness of the importance of nature's classical elements in Mendieta's work
- Experience the creation of an individual and collective earth-body piece
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Main Lesson
Question 1
What is Earth body art?
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- Explore your chosen location. ...
- Choose a site to create your art. ...
- Find an interesting idea to make your art.
- Let your imagination run free. ...
- Create earth-body art combining your body with the elements of site.
- Take pictures to record your creations.
Question 2
Summarize in your own words the instructions given above.
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A Note to Remember
Earth art is art that is made directly in the landscape, sculpting the land itself into earthworks or making structures in the landscape using natural materials such as rocks or twigs. Earth art, also referred to as Land art or Earthworks, is largely an American movement that uses the natural landscape to create art. Land art, variously known as Earth art, environmental art, and Earthworks, is an art movement that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, largely associated with Great Britain and the United States but that also includes examples from many countries.
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Case Study
Ana Mendieta
Ana Mendieta (November 18, 1948 – September 8, 1985) was a Cuban-American performance artist, sculptor, painter and video artist. She was best known for her "earth-body" artwork. She was born in Havana and left for the United States in 1961 through the Peter Pan Exodus. In a brief yet prolific career, Mendieta created groundbreaking work in photography, film, video, drawing, sculpture and performance art.
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Question 3
Raquel Cecilia Mendieta on Ana Mendieta at Galerie Lelong
Question 6
In which way was Mendieta's work experimental?
Question 7
After watching these videos, why is Mendieta's art work considered conceptual?
Title: Human Destruction
Caitlyn Chartier
This video portrays the relationship between humans and the natural environment in today's society. Humans are constantly disrupting natural environments at full speed without giving their actions a second thought. If continued, this disturbance will have a disturbing effect on Earth's natural resources.
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Title: Shelter
Mikaela Sanders
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Sophia Fernandez
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Title: "feel the foliage"
Kristophe Smith-Walker
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Title - Rest
This picture encapsulates the peaceful, blissful feeling of isolation in nature with no responsibilities beyond appreciating the organic materials that sustain human, animal, and plant life.
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Title: Tranquility with the Trees
This shows that nature is very therapeutic just like yoga and meditation is for many people.
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Title: Humble to Nature
These photos are meant to show humans admiring and respecting nature and its beauty. It is meant to demonstrate the power and influence that nature can have on humans and the importance of being present in the moment.
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Untitled
Jagger Walk
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Title: Happiness in Nature
This shows that being in nature causes happiness and relaxation because of it's beauty, calmness, and fresh air. We believe you can see different pieces of nature in the background showing the open space and different aspects of nature.
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