Title: 6 Innovating Artists of the Environmental Art Movement
Headings: 6 Environmental Artists Who Celebrate Nature and Promote Positive Social Change
6 Environmental Artists Who Celebrate Nature and Promote Positive Social Change
Discover 6 of the most notable environmental artists of our time.
Nils-Udo
Andy Goldsworthy
Richard Shilling
Agnes Denes
Chris Jordan
Benjamin Von Wong
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Content: While earlier artists such as Udo celebrate the beauty of nature, many of today’s artists are using a wide range of media, techniques and styles to address social issues and the negative impact we as human beings are having on our planet. Discover 6 of the most notable environmental artists of our time. Nils-Udo
German artist Nils-Udo celebrates the beauty of nature by working with found materials—such as leaves and branches—to create stunning, site-specific works. He’s known for creating “utopias” that transform the land into mysterious, dreamlike realms. From delicately arranged petals scattered on the surface of a pond, to spectacular nests formed from twigs, leaves, and wildflowers, his works look as though they were created by busy woodland fairies or creatures of the forest. His artist statement reads: “ By installing plantings or by integrating them into more complex installations, the work is literally implanted into nature. As a part of nature, the work lives and passes away in the rhythm of the seasons.” Andy Goldsworthy
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British sculptor, photographer, and environmentalist Andy Goldsworthy is known for his site-specific land art made from natural, found materials. He crafts his installations out of rocks, ice, leaves, or branches, then carefully documents how the ephemeral installations change and wither over time. “