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natural + built environment Grunfled "Buffalo Ostrich"

Andy Goldsworthy, Spires

be outdoors!

The outside world is a great source for artists - landscapes, cloudscapes, seascapes, townscapes... basically any views or elements of the world can be a starting point for art + design.

Check out more examples from the natural or built environment.

 

 

 

 

Rural views Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, Marais Pasture

Clouds and storms JMW Turner, Deluge

JMW Turner made many paintings of storms with clouds used to give a sense of turbulence and movement.

Water

Hiroshi Sugimoto takes photos of the sea using an entire day for one exposure. This captures every wave and reflection from dawn to dusk.

Using natural materials Andy Goldsworthy, Rowan Leaves with Hole

Artists such as Andy Goldsworthy, Richard London, Roger Ackling and Hamish Fulton use materials they find in nature to create works which are often left in the landscape to decay naturally.

BuildingsCharles Sheeler, Ford Plant, River Rouge, Criss-crossed Girders

Charles Sheeler painted scenes of industrial and urban landscapes at a time of massive industrial growth in the USA.

Street scenes

Monet, Renoir, Caillebotte, Bazille, Vuillard and Degas all painted Impressionist paintings showing everyday street-life.

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