Post Modern Art seems to be on with nature and interesting in keeping the vast peacefulness of the natural world present. With this said it seems like these modern artists are interested in exploration and nature itself. This is an important thing. I was really fascinated with sculptures right now, and the way that some artists were able to interpret the natural world into their sculptures.
Ben Foster
This artist and sculptor was one that I found to be very interesting. He seems to create a relationship between the manmade and the the natural world. This means that he was able to blend his works with the natural world that makes it very nice to look at without completely ruining the beauty of the natural world.
Ben Foster is a Sculptor and very good sculptor indeed. He only adds to the nature world without actually distracting from the natural world. This is important because his sculptures are in places that are considered to be pristine and he wants to keep it that way. He said “My works are a culmination of the natural and the manmade – a careful balance of form and motion.” (Foster). He combines the natural world and that of the man made art. He is one with nature, and that is important for modern sculptures. This is because he uses colors that almost add to the scenery. I mean the works is of course man made but the sight is still very nice to see and very nice to add the nature itself. The attraction to his works are strong.
Arran Gregory
Arran Gregory was a sculpture that used primarily mirrors to construct his art. He constructed a lot of animal like sculptures ranging from a rhino to a wolf. He also put his own interpretation into his sculptures which I though was pretty cool. I found the sculptures below to be really inspiring and really cool. The fact that he used mirrors to make his sculptures is something that is very unique and adds to the geometric aspects of the sculptures.
Arran Gregory has a brilliant mind when it came to making these sculptures. They are simple yet so beautiful. I am quite the fan of the ‘Am I the only one Here’ which is just right above; the reason being is because it so simple yet the geometry of the object itself adds a odd image to the surrounding area. It’s interesting and it makes you think. The mirrors allow the viewer to visualize whatever is in the area and sometimes the mirrors will reflect different beings or different trees. The fact that this is a real thing is pretty neat. He made his sculptures as a way to connect manmade objects with nature which I found to be the theme of this post.
All the sculptures in this exhibit appear to have a relationship with the natural world. I find this to be important because nature is a pristine thing, and art shouldn’t take away from the natural world but only add to it. That is what I found these sculptures and these two artists to do. The sculptures were primarily done in the past 10 years which makes them fairly new. The technology today is very advanced and with that in mind comes art like this. It is very modern and very unique.
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The Key to Happiness is Music and Art 
I love the route that you took with this assignment, the honoring of nature in art, though I must disagree with you. I believe that a majority of post modern art focuses on the mind and one’s mental state more so than on nature, but I suppose that’s the beauty of art. Take it as you please and leave the rest, as it is in the eye of the beholder.
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These pieces are so interesting! I had not seen these before. I agree that they are a more nature inspired form of art as they are replication of animals. The pieces by Ben Foster are my favorite as they are very elegant yet plain. They are definitely different than the traditional sculptures to this point in history. Very neat!
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