Bieshelt Post Modern Blog Assignment - Environment

 



Mind Eye - Olga Ziemska

This creation following the ideas of the environmental art was created in Northern Italy in the Dolomite Mountains. This creation does a good job on using natural elements to create the art. It has a very human like shape, and seems to be a representation of the head of a person and ideally showing them 'thinking' about nature. I like that it is made out of cut logs and sticks, stacking these reminds me of childhood and doing that back with my parents, though not for artistic purposes. This are seems to have very organic shapes, with it being a picture of the sculpture it also as many more color varieties and shades than most paintings are able to easily make. 



Stillness in Motion : The Matka Series - Olga Ziemska

This created by the same artist but in South Korea this time is still using cut wood for her art piece but seems to be using much more of the wood to finish the idea of the creation. This one also has an organic human like shape, I like how she used the long pieces to make it look as if there is movement happening behind it, fits the name of the creation. Much more straight lines from the wood compared to her previous creation showed. Much less color involved in the display as well. 



Stone Mandalas by the Shore - Jon Foreman

This artwork was created in Wales, using different colored rocks on the beach. It is using the environment around to create an art piece. I like the color pattern and how you can interpret how long it took him to make it look good. The different colored rocks definitely stand out, as well as the smoothed non textured surface in the middle of the circle. The rounded edges on the pattern also help make it seem calmer compared to sharp lines.


Stone Mandalas by the Shore - Jon Foreman

This artwork was also created in Wales, using rocks to create a pattern on the beach. I like that the star is made out of cool colors, mixing the idea of light, which is normally warm colors, with the ocean where the materials are from which are referenced with cool colors normally. The different sizes rocks seems to create a interesting texture across the artwork. The outwardly pointed lines also seem to have a little bit of moment for it being a picture.



Summer Palace - Patrick Dougherty

Created in 2009 in Pennsylvania this artist uses the wood /bushes to create hut like structures. I like that this structure kind of looks like a cow pie. The organic shape of the structure seems to help it blend into the environment, to an extent. The scale of it seems to be hidden without there being people in the pictures, it may have only looked slightly larger than a persons height when in reality much bigger. The shape and curve to all the lines shows lots of movement as it grows up to the top.



Uff fa Palace - Patrick Dougherty

Created in 2010 in Minnesota the same artists using the same style and environment, just in a different place. Stuck with the idea of it being a 'palace' though. I like that it looks like the big palace that is occasionally referenced for its impressive architecture for its time period. The form is very impressive that with nature it has reliably stood up that long by itself. The colors for this one are a big brighter than the surrounding unlike the previous piece of hard from this artist. The lines still do seem to move the eye to follow up the structure. 




Bibliography

Dougherty, Patrick. “Featured Patrick Dougherty.” Patrick Dougherty, 2015, 

www.stickwork.net/featured.

Foreman, Jon. “Environmental Artist Jon Foreman Creates Stunning Stone Mandalas by the Shore.” 121clicks.Com, 16 May 2022, 121clicks.com/art/stone-mandalas-beach-jon-foreman.

Ziemska, Olga. “Land Art by Olga Ziemska.” Room + Wild, Room + Wild, 1 Apr. 2024, 

www.roomandwild.com/blog/art-naturals-olga-ziemska.  

 







Comments

  1. Christian ReevesNovember 21, 2024 at 7:01 PM

    I like the style you highlighted and how you incorporated some architectural works like those little huts. I think the lack of symmetry and flowing curves makes them super unique and fun to look at. I'm also a big fan of the stillness in motion piece for its combined elements of chaotic background and calm foreground. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Ben StockNovember 21, 2024 at 8:22 PM

    Your article does a great job of emphasizing how each artist creatively transforms natural materials and settings into striking, meaningful art. It’s intriguing to see how various environments and ideas influence their creations. I agree with your observation about movement in Olga Ziemska’s Stillness in Motion. The blend of structured lines and flowing forms creates an ethereal quality that beautifully contrasts with the stillness suggested by its title.

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