42 Magnificent Works of Modern Earth and Land Art

By Ecoist in Art & Design, History & Trivia, Nature & Ecosystems

(Thanks in part to Natural Architecture from the Princeton Architectural Press)

Land art is at the heart of history and the human experience, from primitive cave drawings to ancient stone henges. In modern times, increased artistic freedom coupled with technical and conceptual innovations have liberated land artists to create ever more amazing works of natural sculpture and earth architecture. Some of these are mind-boggling in scale while other smaller works are astonishing for the amount of thought, effort and material that went into their making.

Some land artists prefer to use natural material to represent real forms found in nature while others prefer artificial geometric patterns. Some bend and twist their material palette to fit a preconceived vision of a piece while others take what they find and augment, enhance or interpret it through their work. Whatever their approaches, these eighteen earth artists have accomplished amazing things with mother nature. Click below to learn more:

Architectural Spaces from Living Trees

Colorful Earth Art of Andy Goldsworthy

The Mud Man and Moss Maiden

Abandoned Quarry to Landscaped Park

Giant Sand Beach Drawings of Jim Denevan

Profound Monumental Works of Richard Long

Artificial Natural Forest by Giuliano Mauri

Massive Representational Earth Sculpture

Chris Drury Remote Nature Abode

Christo Running Fence Installation Art

Christo Colorful Umbrella Landscape Art

Cadillac Ranch Postmodern Desert Sculpture

Growing Tree Building of Sanfte Strukturen

Bruni and Barbarit Land Art

David Nash and Mikael Hanson Earth Art

Giant Desert Mounded Earth City

Amazing Hedge Mazes and Labyrinths

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