Think Green
With Green Art
Reduce: How many materials do
we really need to make artwork?
Robert Smithson
Spiral Jetty, April 1970
Rocks, earth, salt crystals, water
Reduce:
How many
materials do we
really need to
make artwork?
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Robert Smithson
Spiral Jetty, April 1970
Rocks, earth, salt crystals, water
Reduce: How many outfits
do we really need?
Andrea Zittel
A-Z Seasonal Uniforms, 1991-present
Mixed Media
Reduce: How much space do
we really need?
Andrea Zittel
A-Z Living Spaces, 1991-present
Reduce: How much energy do we
use?
Amy Franceschini
DIY Agae/Hydrogen Kit, 2004
Mixed media
Installation view
Reduce Your Wasted Space and Make it Useful
Fritz Haeg
Edible Estates, 2005-present
Mixed media
Installation views
Reuse: Found Objects
Any natural or man-made object found by an artist and used in their
artwork.
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What are some
different ways an
artist can use
found objects in
their artwork?
Reuse: Found Objects
These artists are among the first to use found objects in their art:
Marcel Duchamp
Bicycle Wheel, 1913
Bicycle wheel and stool
Kurt Schwitters
Merzbild 46, 1921
Found wood, metal and board
Reuse: Louise Nevelson
Assemblage:
Art made by assembling
different elements often
scavenged by the artist,
sometimes bought specially.
How does Nevelson use
assemblage in this
sculpture?
Dawn’s Wedding Chapel IV, from Dawn’s Wedding Feast
1959-60
painted wood
109 x 87 x 13 ½ inches
Reuse: Jean Tinguely
What found
objects do you
see?
Rocking horse
Wheels
Ladders
Curtain
Gnome
Stairs
Water tube
Grosse Meta Maxi-Maxi Utopia, 1987
Found Objects
Reuse: Energy
JAM
Noon Solar Bags, 2000-present
Mixed Media
Recycle: Tara Donovan
Tara Donovan
Can you guess
the medium?
Haze, 2003
12' 7"(H) x 42' 2"(W) 7 3/4"(D)
Ace Gallery New York
Plastic straws
Tara Donovan
Can you guess
the medium?
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Styrofoam cups
Untitled, 2003
6'(H) x 20'(W) x 19' 2"(D)
Ace Gallery New York
Recycle: Chris Gilmour
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LAMBRETTA, 2004
life size
Bikes, 2003
life size
Medium: cardboard and glue
Recycle: Phoebe Washburn
Phoebe Washburn
True, False,and Slightly Better, 2003
Mixed media
Installation view
Recycle: Phoebe Washburn
Phoebe Washburn
Between Sweet and Low, 2002
Mixed media
Installation view
Recycle: Martha Carroll
Medium: plastic bags
What is Carroll
doing with the
plastic bags?
Betsy Damon
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The Living Water Garden, 1999
Chengdu Sichuan Province, China
Some artworks literally help the environment.
The Living Water Garden cleanses of water in wetland areas in China.
The flow forms consist of a series of pools that aid in water purification
through rhythms as the water trickles from one pool to another.
A fountain in a landscape of stone provides an area for children to play
in the clean water before it is returned to the river. The park also
features an interactive environmental education center and a public
greenhouse.
Mel Chin
Fundred Dollar Bill Project, 2007-present
Mel Chin
Fundred Dollar Bill Project, 2007-present
Both of these artworks are environment-friendly
ways to make art.
How are these two artworks different ?
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Betsy Damon
The Living Water Garden, 1999
Chengdu Sichuan Province, China
Jean Tinguely
Baluba III, 1961
Found objects