ESP Biography
HOPE SEASHOLES, ESP Teacher
Major: College of Liberal Arts College/Employer: Lesley University Year of Graduation: 2020 |
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Not Available. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)X10796: Earth Art in Splash 2016 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2016)
Earth Art or Land art has been around for centuries. It began with things such as Stonehenge and Indian Burial Mounds and has now transformed into a more contemporary conceptual art. This art is created in the environment from renewable or natural items. They can decompose and be left to biodegrade and contribute to other systems. It can also be impacting and raise awareness. Such as a social commentary or satire.
Art is important, weather you agree or not. It is a creative outlet and it gives us a voice without even having to say a single word. We see 90% of the information we take in. Visual literacy is instrumental in learning and the way we perceive our world.
The underlying aim of creating Earth Art has always been to craft artistic imagery using earth, rocks, soil and other natural material, with a view to increasing our sensibility towards our environment. To heighten public awareness of Man's relationship with the natural world, we will delve more into what earth art is and why it is useful. We will analyze some specific pieces and artists as well as discuss ways in which art applies to systems in our world. Lastly, we will make art that is both fun and environmentally friendly, while actually incorporating natural resources into the process.
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