very fascinating. It reminded me of the Nazca Lines from Peru that you can really appreciate from an aerial view and have remained there for thousand of years.
He wanted people to see the world in a more innovative manner. He took a chance and created something that he will always be remembered by. Problaby he got inspired by the spiral design from past experiences, something simple such as a whirlpool. Now people go to this remote area to visit the Spiral Jetty.
The works of Bierstadt, Chen and Smithson have an element in common, landscapes. But the way they view it is not always the same. Bierstadt represented in the Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, a landscape of the American West picturing Native Americans and its way of life but he combined it with his experiences of Europe's landscape. He recorded the world as he wanted it to be. He was more of a dreamer in his painting.
Chen's work in the The Central Mountain, was trying to represent a landscape representing a tangible philosophy. He used TAO, a "source of life" in a simple form that is always present in nature. He wanted to make the point that the yin and yang, which are opposite forces, are always present in heaven and earth.
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I couldn't help but notice that your About Me blog and your A World of Art blog contained spirals. Is that a shape you find interesting?
Hi Mike,
Wow! I never stopped to think about it before but it looks like it calls me!! I love the ocean, beach,waves, etc. so anything to do with that shape reminds me of my days at the beach.
I bet you miss the beach! I can see that it is an important part of your life seeing that you have lived near it for quite sometime before you came here.... I can see why you would pick this piece of art! An after reading about what you had to say about this piece of art it really got me thinking some more about it, because I am majoring in landscape architecture and find this kind of stuff very interesting!m
With your time spent in Florida and San Diego, I can see why your drawn to the Spiral image. I enjoyed reading your thoughts and perspective on the different artists from this chapter.
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