Art in Nature

A Spanish artist, Almudena Romero, has created the largest living photograph by turning a French wheat field into a photograph. She hasn’t used any chemicals to create the vast landscape, and once the wheat has grown, it will be harvested for the local community and turned into flour.

Looking at this photograph, I thought this week's Unplug and Unwind could be looking at different Land Art.

Land Art is a form of art that uses or is inspired by the natural world; the pieces could be based on landscapes or use leaves and stones. It became popular in the late 1960’s in the United States and the UK as a wider interest in the preservation of the environment, but also to reject the commercialisation of art.

The benefits of contributing to land art are that it can be a mindful activity where you enjoy nature and create something by being inspired by your surroundings. It is also a very sustainable hobby as it only uses your surroundings to create a piece of art and is accessible to anyone, so if you're at the beach, walking in the woods, or in your local park, why not have a go?

Below, I have put together a list of land art which you may be interested in and give you some inspiration for your own art pieces.

1. The Spiral Jetty (1970) - Robert Smithson - Great Salt Lake of Utah