2. Robertson, J., & McDaniel, C. (2017). Themes of contemporary art:
Visual art after 1980 (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.
Environment
• Use of natural materials (ephemerality vs permanence)
• Land art (site specificity, experiential) - 1970s
• Combination of ‘knowledge systems’
• Environmental actions
• Socially engaged practices – use of field work
• Collaboration and community-building
• Affect – material poetics
4. Russell BLACK (Photographer)
Yammunyamun (Gamilaroi carved trees)
near Collymongle NSW, early 1940S (now lost)
Henry KING (Photographer)
Taphoglyph (Wiradjuri carved tree)
near Dubbo, NSW, 191? (now lost)
14. Week 6 Reflection
In considering artists’ responses to the
environment, reflect on the relationship
between the human and the natural that occurs
in the work.
•Can human activities be regarded as separate
from the natural world?
•Is ‘nature’ just as constructed as the urban
environment?
•How can environmental ethics be embodied by
an artwork?
•How does climate change affect the way we
make art? Does the artist have more or less
responsibility than others?
Make notes in your blog.
Mark DION and
the Chicago Urban Ecology Action Group
1992-3