The Ethics of Earth Art
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Ethics of Earth Art
By (Author) Amanda Boetzkes
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
10th November 2010
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Philosophy
700.455
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 152mm, Height 203mm, Spine 15mm
Description
Since its inception in the 1960s, the earth art movement has sought to make visible the elusive presence of nature. In The Ethics of Earth Art, Amanda Boetzkes analyzes the development of the earth art movement and contends that in basing their works' relationship to the natural world on receptivity rather than representation, earth artists take an ethical stance that counters both the instrumental view that seeks to master nature and the Romantic view that posits a return to a mythical state of unencumbered continuity with nature.
Author Bio
Amanda Boetzkes is assistant professor of art and design at the University of Alberta.
