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nPosted on September 2, 2019
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n“Art materials” – that’s paint and paintbrushes, crayons and colored pencils, canvases and paper…
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nOR – “art materials” could mean anything and everything!
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French artist Myriam Roux uses lots of natural materials in her pieces, some of which are relatively small and can be displayed indoors – like, in a museum – and some of which are larger-scaled land art installations.
French artist Myriam Roux uses lots of natural materials in her pieces, some of which are relatively small and can be displayed indoors – like, in a museum – and some of which are larger-scaled land art installations.n
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nHere is a smaller piece:
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nLand art is also known as Earth art, environmental art, and Earthworks. The materials used in land art tend to be the materials of Earth – rocks, soil, water, plants – the materials found in the place where the art piece is built.
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Which brings up a point: land art is site-specific. That means that it is built to take advantage of the topography and “vibe” of a particular location, as well as the materials. A land art piece built in a specific pond couldn’t be built in the ocean, desert, or steep-sided canyon, for example.
Which brings up a point: land art is site-specific. That means that it is built to take advantage of the topography and “vibe” of a particular location, as well as the materials. A land art piece built in a specific pond couldn’t be built in the ocean, desert, or steep-sided canyon, for example. n
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nMany land artists use assistants or volunteers to build large pieces.
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nLand art tends to be temporary, because the materials collected from the environment to be used in a piece often break down with rain and sun, and return to the environment!
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nToday is the closing of the Seeds of Life exhibit by Myriam Roux in the Museum of Basketry, which is located in Cadenet, France.
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nAlso on this date:
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nBirthday of the last Hawaiian monarch, Lili’uokalani
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nBison-Ten-Yell Day
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nIndependence Day in Vietnam
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nAnniversary of the installation of the first ATM
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nAnniversary of the cancelation of Star Trek
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nAnniversary of the last day of the Julian calendar
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nnAnniversary of Transnistria’s Declaration of Independence
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nnLabor Day in the U.S.
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n(first Monday in September)
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nGreat Bathtub Race in Nome, Alaska
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n(first Monday in September)
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nPlan ahead:
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Check out my Pinterest boards for:
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
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nSeptember holidays
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