Quotes to Consider:

“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder

“Art takes nature as its model.” ~ Aristotle

“Nature does not create works of art. It is we and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.”~ Man Ray

“Science, like art is not a copy of nature but a re-creation of her.”~ Jacob Bronowski

“I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want.”~Andy Warhol

Questions for further thought when you discover found art in nature:

What found art have you discovered in nature?

How did you react to it? How did it make you feel?

What does this type of art make you think of?

How do you think the artist wants you to engage with their artwork?

What challenges do you think the artist would have with creating land art with items found in nature?

What natural elements were used to create the artwork?

What elements or principles are depicted in the art?

Are there any negative and positive spaces depicted in the artwork?

What significance or meaning might the artwork have?

How will the art change as it is exposed to other natural elements and processes? Would this then change how people view and interact with the art?