A driving force in a movement known as English Land Art, David is an installation artist, whose themes often focus on environmental issues of human beings and their surroundings. His piece, "Standing... Read full biography
A driving force in a movement known as English Land Art, David is an installation artist, whose themes often focus on environmental issues of human beings and their surroundings. His piece, "Standing Frame, 1987" of charred white oak and linseed oil H. 172 x W. 209 3/4 x D. 209 1/2 in) is in the... Read full biography
A driving force in a movement known as English Land Art, David is an installation artist, whose themes often focus on environmental issues of human beings and their surroundings. His piece, "Standing Frame, 1987" of charred white oak and linseed oil H. 172 x W. 209 3/4 x D. 209 1/2 in) is in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden of the Walker Art Center. David Nash is also known as one of the first artists to create ecological or environmental art. He is concerned about our natural environment. For... Read full biography
A driving force in a movement known as English Land Art, David is an installation artist, whose themes often focus on environmental issues of human beings and their surroundings. His piece, "Standing Frame, 1987" of charred white oak and linseed oil H. 172 x W. 209 3/4 x D. 209 1/2 in) is in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden of the Walker Art Center. David Nash is also known as one of the first artists to create ecological or environmental art. He is concerned about our natural environment. For his sculptures he uses wood only from trees that are already condemned to fall. He considers his way of working to be a form of recycling. He tries to use all the wood, and even makes drawing charcoal from the smallest scraps. He uses the natural... Read full biography
A driving force in a movement known as English Land Art, David is an installation artist, whose themes often focus on environmental issues of human beings and their surroundings. His piece, "Standing Frame, 1987" of charred white oak and linseed oil H. 172 x W. 209 3/4 x D. 209 1/2 in) is in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden of the Walker Art Center. David Nash is also known as one of the first artists to create ecological or environmental art. He is concerned about our natural environment. For his sculptures he uses wood only from trees that are already condemned to fall. He considers his way of working to be a form of recycling. He tries to use all the wood, and even makes drawing charcoal from the smallest scraps. He uses the natural drying process of the wood. Since wood is 50 percent water, it cracks and changes color as time passes, becoming a continual work-in-progress. Nas... Read full biography
David Nash - Artist Info
About David Nash: Books
Books & Publications (5)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
The Sculpture of David Nash
1998
Andrews, Julian
0 pages (color)
Facing Eden: 100 Years of Landscape Art in Bay Area