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#12 amazing examples of environmental art ives of Grass by Mathilde Roussel Soil, wheat seeds, recycled metal and fabric Brooklyn, New york, 2010 Aleta Florentin of Amber Lotus Publishing curated a new 2014 calendar that brings some of the best examples of environmental art all together in one place. This inspiring genre of art beautifully incorporates its natural surroundings in a way that s surprising and often times meaningful. Photos) Whether these artists are rearranging natural materials found on a site, like branches and rocks, while leaving no detrimental effect, or are reimagining a landscape by introducing unexpected materials, their overarching goal is the same. They aim to create art that helps improve our relationship with and understanding of the natural world. For instance, in Lives of Grass by Mathilde Roussel, a work that features two grass covered figurative sculptures, Roussel explores the cyclic metamorphosis that transforms organic matter whether vegetable, animal or human. As she states,#oetime weighs on the body, leaving its trace as an imprint and thus creating an invisible archive of emotions, a mute history of our existence.##Now, courtesy of Amber Lotus Publishing, here is what you can expect to find inside the 2014 Environmental Art Calendar. After the Chaos by Bob Verschueren Spruce and ash trees Arte Sella, Malga Costa, Italy, 2010 Listen#by Olga Ziemska Plaster hand casts and locally reclaimed birch logs Oronsko , Poland, 2003 Sandworm by Marco Casagrande Willow and sand Wenduine, Belgium, 2012 Lonely Tree, Lonely People, The Tree Hugger Project by Agnieszka Gradzik and Wiktor Szostalo Twigs, branches, vines and other natural materials Poznan, Poland, 2008 Equilibri by Michael Grab Balanced stones Cattolica, Italy, 2012 Rivulet at Parker Creek by Linda Gass Nylon tulle fabric Parker Creek, Mono County, California, 2000 Organic Highway by Mikael Hansen Sycamore poles Langeland, Denmark, 1995 Art-Eggcident by Henk Hofstra Spray paint and synthetic materials Wilhelmina Square, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, 2008 Ancient Language by Andrew Rogers Stone wall construction Atacama desert, Chile, 2004 CDSEA by Bruce Munro Compact discs and limestone Near Kilmington, England, 2010 now Drawings by Sonja Hinrichsen Snowshoe prints Rabbit ears Pass, Colorado, 2012 Via My Modern Met Share Thissubscribedel . icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorati l

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