Believing that artistic expression "can and does" play an
important role in changing the way we perceive our relation to the
world we live in, art critic John Grande takes an in-depth look at
the work of some very unusual environmental artists in the United
States, Canada, and -Europe.
Dealing with everything from materials to the politics of
curatorship, from the permanence of art works to the artist's role
as cultural critic, "Balance Art and Nature" takes theory into
action as it critically examines the works of Anish Kapoor, Antony
Gormley, Armand Vaillancourt, Bill Reid, Carl Beam, Kevin Kelly,
Ana Mendieta, James Carl, Patrick Dougherty, Keith Haring, and
others. What emerges is a viable socio-environmental framework for
evaluating contemporary art and insights into art's actual and
potential roles.
"Grande's commentaries represent an important contribution to
the theory of art."--Claude Levi-Strauss
"A call to reawaken creativity in this time of
alienation."--Antony Gormley
"Encourages us to rethink what it means to be an artist in a
time of global eco-crisis."--Suzi Gablik, "The Re-enchantment of
Art"
"Makes unexpected connections giving new insights into
contemporary art."--"Public Art Review"
"Grande's book contains a lot of ideas, all of which are
thought-provoking."--"Globe and Mail"
"Details makes this book convincing."--"Books In Canada"
"Grande's ideas and style are fresh, sincere, intuitive, lively
and compelling."--"Journal of Comparative Literature and
Aesthetics"
"Offers interesting parallels between different aspects of
public art."--"Espace Sculptur"
Writer and art critic John Grande's reviews and feature
-articles have been published in art magazines and catalogues
internationally. He is author of "Intertwining: Landscape,
Technology, Issues, Artists" (Black Rose Books), "Nils-Udo: Art
with Nature" (Wienand Verlag), and "Art Nature Dialogues" (SUNY
Press).
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