Think Green With Green Art

Think Green

With Green Art

Reduce: How many materials do we really need to make artwork?

Robert SmithsonSpiral Jetty, April 1970Rocks, earth, salt crystals, water

Reduce: How many

materials do we really need to

make artwork?

CLOSE UPRobert SmithsonSpiral Jetty, April 1970Rocks, earth, salt crystals, water

Reduce: How many outfits do we really need?

Andrea ZittelA-Z Seasonal Uniforms, 1991-presentMixed Media

Reduce: How much space do we really need?

Andrea ZittelA-Z Living Spaces, 1991-present

Reduce: How much energy do we use?

Amy FranceschiniDIY Agae/Hydrogen Kit, 2004Mixed mediaInstallation view

Reduce Your Wasted Space and Make it Useful

Fritz HaegEdible Estates, 2005-present Mixed mediaInstallation views

Any natural or man-made object found by an artist and used in their artwork.

Reuse: Found Objects

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What are some different ways an artist can use found objects in their artwork?

Reuse: Found ObjectsThese artists are among the first to use found objects in their art:

Marcel Duchamp

Bicycle Wheel, 1913

Bicycle wheel and stool

Kurt Schwitters

Merzbild 46, 1921

Found wood, metal and board

Dawn’s Wedding Chapel IV, from Dawn’s Wedding Feast1959-60 painted wood109 x 87 x 13 ½ inches

Reuse: Louise NevelsonAssemblage:

How does Nevelson use assemblage in this sculpture?

Art made by assembling different elements often scavenged by the artist, sometimes bought specially.

Grosse Meta Maxi-Maxi Utopia, 1987

Found Objects

Reuse: Jean TinguelyWhat found objects do you see?

Rocking horseWheelsLaddersCurtainGnomeStairsWater tube

Reuse: Energy

JAMNoon Solar Bags, 2000-presentMixed Media

Tara DonovanRecycle: Tara Donovan

Haze, 2003 12' 7"(H) x 42' 2"(W) 7 3/4"(D)Ace Gallery New York

Can you guess the medium?

Plastic straws

Tara Donovan

Untitled, 2003 6'(H) x 20'(W) x 19' 2"(D)Ace Gallery New York

Can you guess the medium?



Styrofoam cups

Recycle: Chris Gilmour





Medium: cardboard and glue

LAMBRETTA, 2004 life size

Bikes, 2003 life size

Recycle: Phoebe Washburn

Phoebe WashburnTrue, False,and Slightly Better, 2003Mixed mediaInstallation view

Recycle: Phoebe Washburn

Phoebe WashburnBetween Sweet and Low, 2002Mixed mediaInstallation view

Recycle: Martha Carroll

Medium:

What is Carroll doing with the plastic bags?

plastic bags

Betsy Damon



The Living Water Garden, 1999Chengdu Sichuan Province, China

Some artworks literally help the environment.

The Living Water Garden cleanses of water in wetland areas in China. The flow forms consist of a series of pools that aid in water purification through rhythms as the water trickles from one pool to another.

A fountain in a landscape of stone provides an area for children to play in the clean water before it is returned to the river. The park also features an interactive environmental education center and a public greenhouse.

Mel Chin

Fundred Dollar Bill Project, 2007-present

Both of these artworks are environment-friendly ways to make art.

How are these two artworks different ?

Betsy DamonThe Living Water Garden, 1999Chengdu Sichuan Province, China



Jean TinguelyBaluba III, 1961Found objects

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