Heart of the Desert: Aboriginal Art from Papunya, Yuendumu and Balgo

This is one of the oldest tree's at Sweet Briar College!

Today we went on a Nature walk discussing Aboriginal Art! We also got to see art students had made in previous years!

Goldsworthy vs. Christo & Jeanne Claude

Two great artist that use the land in their works of art. But how can they be so similar yet so different? Lets look at Andy Goldsworthy first his works are what i like to call little miracles because they rant made for people to come see, yet if you happen to find one its a miracle because before you know it it will be gone. Goldsworthy uses they land for his art, he literally takes pieces of they land and makes earthly made art using just natural

Running Fence

In class we watched a movie about Christo and Jeanne-Claude building a Running Fence through the west coast in Sonoma and Marin County. What I loved about this film was how we got to watch the whole process and realizing in the end that when the fence was eventually up it was a saddening moment because the whole piece was over. The true art behind this film was the process, the friendships, and the fight to have the fence put up. But, what was the true meaning behind this Running Fence? Possibly to attract people to the west coast farming land, or have an environmental statement.

Rivers And Tides

    On Tuesday January 28th I had the pleasure of viewing Rivers and Tides a movie following artist Andy Goldsworthy around watching how his could take movement or form from the earth using that as his inspiration to create a master piece. What is sad, yet beautiful at the same time is that is art work fades away which makes it organic in itself its a blessing to see it while it there because it will eventually fade away as nature does. The most beautiful piece in this movie was when he watched the movement of the wave pools create a circular motion and from this movement he got the idea to create one out of drift wood. This beautiful master piece was a pleasure to watch him build, and strategically placing and building up the wood in a dome shape. Eventually when he finished the tide rose and washed away his works and all his did was watch and except that his work belongs to the land and doesn't need to be anywhere else.