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Born 1945 Bristol, England. Known for: Sculpture, Land Artist, Natural Material Abstraction.
Richard Long has been recognized for his significant contribution to the Conceptual and Minimal art movements of the early 1970s. He is usually associated with British Land Art, those artists... Read full biography
Richard Long has been recognized for his significant contribution to the Conceptual and Minimal art movements of the early 1970s. He is usually associated with British Land Art, those artists creating earthworks in nature. His works most often include objects and substances taken from nature such... Read full biography
Richard Long has been recognized for his significant contribution to the Conceptual and Minimal art movements of the early 1970s. He is usually associated with British Land Art, those artists creating earthworks in nature. His works most often include objects and substances taken from nature such as mud, and his pieces document his relationship with the landscapes of the places he visits. An avid traveler, Long uses available materials from the sites he visits; silt from rivers, stone and wood... Read full biography
Richard Long has been recognized for his significant contribution to the Conceptual and Minimal art movements of the early 1970s. He is usually associated with British Land Art, those artists creating earthworks in nature. His works most often include objects and substances taken from nature such as mud, and his pieces document his relationship with the landscapes of the places he visits. An avid traveler, Long uses available materials from the sites he visits; silt from rivers, stone and wood fragments found on location. Not only are his materials organic, so are his arrangements. Long is notorious for using natural form, creating spirals, lines and circles sometimes even his footprints are incorporated. They express his presence, his... Read full biography
Richard Long has been recognized for his significant contribution to the Conceptual and Minimal art movements of the early 1970s. He is usually associated with British Land Art, those artists creating earthworks in nature. His works most often include objects and substances taken from nature such as mud, and his pieces document his relationship with the landscapes of the places he visits. An avid traveler, Long uses available materials from the sites he visits; silt from rivers, stone and wood fragments found on location. Not only are his materials organic, so are his arrangements. Long is notorious for using natural form, creating spirals, lines and circles sometimes even his footprints are incorporated. They express his presence, his experience, privately within a landscape. He has created gallery installations built out of quarry stone taken from Cornwall as well as dr... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Easel Painting
- •Installation Art
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Assemblage
- •Chalk
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Colored Pencil
- •Found Objects, Junk, Recycles
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Marble
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Stone and/or Limestone
- •Tempera
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Earthworks, Earth Art, Land Art
- •Minimalism, Minimalist
- •Performance Art, Happenings
- •Post-Minimalist
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Awards/Recognition
- •Turner Prize Winner of Tate Modern
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •UBS-Paine Webber Collection
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Mural Specialty