"I want to develop a new consciousness and approach to the idea of unity between body and soul, between body and soul and cosmos...I want to demonstrate the unbelievable construction of our planet, point out its sources of energy and how, with a new consciousness, we can learn to rearrange our body a
Much of abstract or conceptual art is considered as residing somewhere between two extremes -- either incredibly esoteric, or simplistic and childlike. It also often has a strong link to nature and the body, and the sense of immediacy to recreate the sensations thereof. Though monochromatic canvases
One of the most versatile American artists, Robert Morris creates works that range from Neo-Expressionist paintings to Minimalist sculptures to Earth art. Further, he has explored dance and performance in his quest to examine the relationship between viewer and object. By inhabiting different genres,
In 1960, Lawrence Weiner used explosions to make a series of craters in Mill Valley, California. A few years later he realized he was spending more time talking about paintings than painting them, so, in keeping with the conceptual aesthetics that strive for direct and non-objective transmission of i