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Born 1945 Esher, Surrey, England. Known for: Sculptor-environmental subjects.
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
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Keywords (14)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Environment
- •Nature, Environment, Botanicals, Conservation
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Karen and Robert Duncan Collection, Lincoln NE
Added Description
- •Abstract Sculpture Specialty