Earth art

Entrance by Andy Goldsworthy.  He is a is a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist producing site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings.Andy Goldsworthy is the subject of a 2001 documentary feature film called Rivers and Tides, directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer. He has been quoted as saying, "I think it's incredibly brave to be working with flowers and leaves and petals. But I have to: I can't edit the materials I work with. My remit is to work with nature as a whole

Light Sculpture

Raethro by James Turrell. He is American artist primarily concerned with light and space.  Turrell is best known for his work in progress, Roden Crater. He acquired the crater in 1979. Located outside Flagstaff, Arizona, Turrell is turning this natural cinder volcanic crater into a massive naked-eye observatory, designed specifically for the viewing of celestial phenomena. His other works usually enclose the viewer in order to control their perception of light.
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"I feel my work is made for one being, one individual. You could say that's me, but that's not really true. It's for an idealized viewer. Sometimes I'm kind of cranky coming to see something. I saw the Mona Lisa when it was in L.A., saw it for 13 seconds and had to move on. But, you know, there's this slow-food movement right now. Maybe we could also have a slow-art movement, and take an hour."

Casting

This sculpture is taken from the Exhibition: The Decade Show by Luis Jimenez. Jiménez was known for his large polychromed fiberglass sculptures.  He was killed in his studio on June 13, 2006 when a large section of Blue Mustang, intended for Denver International Airport, fell on him and severed an artery in his leg. The sculpture was based on the eight-foot-high sculpture Mesteño (Mustang), now on display at the University of Oklahoma.  This is tragic but at least he passed while doing something he loved.  His daughter was also a contestant on Season 4 of Project runway on Bravo.

Video

Technology by Nam June Paik.  Nan June Paik is considered to be the first video artist. He made his big debut at an exhibition known as Exposition of Music-Electronic Television, in which he scattered televisions everywhere and used magnets to alter or distort their images.  One of his notable quotes is "Skin has become inadequate in interfacing with reality. Technology has become the body's new membrane of existence."

Portrait Photography

Mike Cloud by Annie Liebowitz and Susan Sontag. I selected this image not only becasue it was the only one when you searched the artist in ARTsor but also becasue it is funny.  The portrait photography is creative in this piece.  The normal portrait is very still while the person poses for the picture.  Think of your holiday picture. This piece takes it to the next level by utilizing someone else face. Liebowitz is known for her highly publicized photos in Rolling Stones magazine from 1970 to 1983. In 1978 Liebowitz was the first female to photograph Joan Armatrading.  Liebowitz is also the last photographer to photograph Jon Lennon before his death.

Instant collage

Untitled by Walker Evans.  I selected this image due to the definition of instant collage.  This image captures a ear of everyday people.His principal subject was the vernacular—the indigenous expressions of a people found in roadside stands, cheap cafés , advertisements , simple bedrooms, and small-town main streets. In 1973, Evans began to work with the innovative Polaroid SX-70 camera and an unlimited supply of film from its manufacturer.The unique SX-70 prints are the artist's last photographs, the culmination of half a century of work in photography.

Mixed Media

Offering by Robert Rauschenberg.  Robert was painter and graphic artist whose early work anticipated the pop culture era. In 1993 he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. His was born by the name of Milton Ernest Rauschenberg. In 1966 he and Billy Kluver launched the Experiments in Arts and Technology.  Robert would pick up garbage becasue he "wanted something other than what I could make myself and I wanted to use the surprise and the collectiveness and the generosity of finding surprises. And if it wasn't a surprise at first, by the time I got through with it, it was.