Art, space, ecology : two views, twenty interviews

Grande, John K. (author,, interviewer.).

Summary: Art, Space, Ecology: Two Views, Twenty Interviews embraces the international context of today's art making and, through the medium of interviews, encourages readers to engage directly with nature-focused creators and their artistic processes. The twenty artists, though diverse in backgrounds and methods, all produce works that are either embedded in the environment or that document our ever-changing landscapes. In these interviews, Grande explores the motivations that inspire artists to use the natural world as their canvas and how their works explore the intersections of art, space, and the environment, raising questions about our relationship with the landscapes themselves. Among the artists interviewed for the book are Dennis Oppenheim, Alan Sonfist, Rachel Whiteread, and Chris Booth. An engaging introduction by Edward Lucie-Smith, English writer, poet, art critic, curator and broadcaster, sets the stage for these artists to share about the artistic processes of their works.

Record details

ISBN: 9781551646961
ISBN: 155164696X
ISBN: 9781551646985
ISBN: 1551646986
Physical Description: print
185 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 16 x 23 cm
Publisher: Montréal ; Black Rose Books, [2019]

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Requiem for a glacier / Paul Walde -- Rising waters : Jason deCaires Taylor -- Form follows fun / Jan-Erik Andersson -- Walking past Babylon / Milos Sejn -- It's about habit / Buster Simpson -- With nature in mind / Peter Hutchinson -- Environments in conflict / Lise Autogena & Joshua Portway -- Sculpture in ecolution / Chris Booth -- How big is here? / The Harrisons -- Nature in place / Pilar Ovalle -- Best to love bugs / Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas -- Tapping topography / David Maisel -- Culture nature / Alan Sonfist -- DISRUPTOR / David Mach -- Contemplating nature / Haesim Kim -- Towards nature / NILS-UDO -- Photo actionism / Gyenis Tibor -- Putting the public back into public art / Denis Oppenheim -- Ars memoria / Robert Polidori -- Being and form / Henrique Oliveira.