The Case for Land Art | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

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[misschris]

You should do an episode that is a case for tattoos. I believe that tattoos are a form of art and self-expression, but also a collaboration between canvas and artist. An interesting art exhibit you could talk about is the whole glory tattoo project by Scott Cambell that takes away that collaboration.

[fatcat]

I love this style of art. It’s amazing and adds mystery to already mysterious nature. 💜

[TylerMayMedia]

Dang. Art Assignment videos are so good. Keep up the great stuff!

[dalanium]

doing a presentation on land art with a focus on robert smithson and nancy holt and this is super helpful to revisit thank you!

[AmeliaBell]

So excited to see Agnes Denes mentioned on the channel! I found out about her work this fall after discovering her photograph "Human Dust" at the Whitney. What an incredible artist!

[decoder]

"What is conquest and what is cultivation?" Thank you for this insightful video about the ever-relevant issues that land art raises.

[hanblum]

My great aunt who is an artist made a book with pages made out of chunks of dirt and mud and rocks (like if you had taken a square cookie cutter and ripped a piece of turf out of the ground) and I think it was literally called land art! My cousins had one of the ones she made hanging out in their dining room for a long time. I don't think I understood it until now (nobody ever really explained it to me) so thank you!

[lawrencecalablaster]

One artist who I would classify as earthwork and who did work in land art was Andy Goldsworthy. He is one of my heroes in the art world.

[TheDudeNamedTalbot]

Recently went camping at Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels with an art class at BYU. We slept inside the tunnels themselves and then had discussion about the work, and it was a beautiful experience

[Xenolilly]

The art assignment is beautiful and educational.

[Perioddramaspod]

I discovered Agnes Denes while looking for a photo image for the cover of my Bachelor's thesis on sustainable food systems. Thanks for the video, this was really interesting!

[oriwaw]

Thank you for that wonderful content! It really makes me want to discover more and more each time I watch a video. Thank you so much.

[margaretguillory]

When this started, I wondered if Cristo was going to be mentioned. I am so glad he was. When of my favorite installations of his and his wife Jeanne-Claude, is the Surrounded Islands in Florida.

[ArtichokeHunter]

I recommend the Verbeke Foundation in Belgium. It might not be the most land arty of land art, but the land is very important in the outdoor stuff. It's also just my favorite art museum.

[geertjebrandenburg]

absolutely love this, wish I would have been able to see this when we went on a land art making trip with school last april

[scorpioninpink]

I do not have a problem with Land Art. as long as it doesn't disrupt the topography or environment of the land and fit well in the landscape, Land Art is good.

[colinpoling]

these videos are really well done, it helps a lot for studying or just learning about something for fun

[cattymajiv]

Although this is short, it's very artfully done, with language that's poetic. It's so far above the level of those I normally call favorites that I'm opening a new category to save it in. What should I call it? Super favorites? Artistic art films? I think I'll settle on Especially Good Videos.

[LuqmanFauzi]

Any plans on doing anything related to fan art? I understand it's in a murky legal gray area and aren't exactly shown in galleries or museums, but it's undeniably a huge part of people's lives today

[EasterWitch]

Would crop circles be considered land art?