LANDSCAPE Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including: • Living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly referred to as gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beautiful environment within the landscape. • Natural elements such as landforms, terrain shape and elevation, or bodies of water. • Human elements such as structures, buildings, fences or other material objects created and/or installed by humans. • Abstract elements such as the weather and lighting conditions. Various components of Landscaping are: • • • • Land Vegetation Water bodies Sculptures SCULPTURES Use of “Sculptures” in the Landscape Design • Sculptures sometimes act as focal points in courtyards or plaza areas. They maybe created from natural or artificial materials at a great variety of forms, colours and textures are possible. • Stone and wood are some natural elements which may be employed to make sculptures. • Placement of a sculpture within a space depends upon sunlight and shadow patterns, which project the object in various ways during different times of the day. • Night lights can also be adjusted to highlight the interesting aspects of the sculptures from various angles. SCULPTURES AS FOCAL POINT • The sculpture should be so located to take advantage of varying sight lines. PLACEMENT OF SCULPTURE FOR INTRESTING SHADOW LIGHTING EFFECTS IN THE SCULPTURE PLACEMENT OF SCULPTURE MATERIALS Materials of the installations vary with the theme, context, site surrounding, and the mindset of the designer. Some commonly used materials are: • Stone • Terracotta • Wood • Steel • Concrete • Ceramics • Metals STONE STONE METALLIC SCULPTURE • P. V. C. • Concrete STAINLESS STEEL SCULPTURE CERAMIC SCULPTURE WOODEN SCULPTURE P. V. C. SCULPTURE TERACOTTA SCULPTURE CONCRETE SCULPTURE CASE STUDY 1 ROCK GARDEN LOCATION : Chandigarh AREA : 10 Hectare LANDSAPE ARTIST : Nek Chand CONCEPT For Chand, the Rock Garden is an expression of his hope for humanity and an idea that came to him four decades ago. "It all started out of personal curiosity," emphasizing that while others looked at trash as a problem that needed to be "hidden away," he saw it as something that could be creatively transformed into art. The Rock Garden is designed to look like a lost kingdom. Doorways and archways constructed out of discarded bags of cement seem to characterize the theme, and the scale is larger than life. BOUNDARY WALL MADE FROM TERACOTTA POTS SCULPTURES MADE OUT OF RECYCLED CERAMIC TILES At the garden's entrance, a forecourt with numerous chambers, including a "king's throne," greets visitors. Birds, monkeys, tigers, soldiers, and village women—all fashioned out of trash—inhabit this surreal world. Discarded tube lights, rusting oil drums, broken tiles, shattered china and sanitary ware, glass bangles, unused building material—all are transformed through vision and art into a fantastic world. Street lights, burnt bricks, electrical fittings and wires, caps from soda bottles, bicycle handle bars, and even human hair harvested from barbers' shops—all are grist for Chand's art. BANGLES USED IN INSTALLATIONSSCULPTURE SCULPTURES PLACED ACCORDING TO COTOURING SITE LINES RECYCLED POTS Chand is unassuming about his creation, seemingly unaware of the buzz it has created. He sees his work as "engineering," not an artistic expression at all. CASE STUDY 2 KOSE ATHELETICS PARK : Yamanashi, Japan AREA : 42.6 Hectare LANDSAPE ARTIST : Yazuke Aida CONCEPT • Major Monument stand at the very angular limit to symbolize an image of a crystal rising from underground. • A Tower surrounded by a Plaza provides a recreational space for children. • Constructed with warm and human ceramic tiles. • Provides a space for relaxation and recreation with a background of fountains and flood water. CASE STUDY 3 WILLIUM SQUARE LOCATION : TEXAS, U. S. A AREA : URBAN PLAZA ; 300 X 300 FEET CONCEPT • Horses made up of Bronze, stand amidst an abstract designed Plaza, with nothing real in its vicinity. • Plane façade building on three sides contrast the precise detail of bronze sculpture and do not distract. • Granite cladding used on building and surfaces depict the plat arid Texas Prairie ; once the native habitat of Mustangs. • The coloration chance between pink and bright granite represents the gradual erosion of the prairies. • • • It has historic and cultural importance The sculpture is the best example of Motion and Light integrated in Static Structure. Materials used are bronze, stone and are in context with the site surrounding.
