Environmental art

The term "environmental art" is used in a variety of different contexts: it can be used to refer to art describing the natural world, art that celebrates personal engagement with the natural world ("art in nature"), and to the practices of ecological artists, whose work directly addresses environmental issues.\ In a general sense, it is art that helps improve our relationship with the natural world

Environmental art seeks to show how humanity should be grounded and connected to the natural world socially, philosophically, economically, and spiritually Informs and interprets nature and its processes, or educates us about environmental problems Is concerned with environmental forces and materials, creating artworks affected or powered by wind, water, lightning, even earthquakes Reclaims and remediates damaged environments, restoring ecosystems in artistic and often aesthetic ways

Examples Earth from the Air by Jann Arthus-Bertrand. A photographic documentation of the planet. Not just pictures, but portraits, showing a sense of place in many places around the world.Not just pictures, but portraits

Agricultural CompositionsAgricultural Compositions by Jean Paul Ganem. The artist turns fields of human waste and pollution into colorful landscapes made up of compositions of different kinds and colors of plants. Beautiful views from the air.

Surrounded Islands by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Certainly one of the largest scale installation pieces, this artistic couple created huge pink polypropylene sheets and temporarily surrounded 11 small islands off Miami with the plastic cloth. Their other workstemporarily surrounded 11 small islands include wrapped trees and an “iron curtain” made of old oil barrels.wrapped treesan “iron curtain” made of old oil barrels

Clemson clay nest by Nils-Udo (2005)

Rowan Leaves & Hole by Andy Goldsworthy