Stan Herd’s Take on Van Gogh
Stan Herd is an an American artist who uses the land as his canvas, creating large earthworks that reveal themselves from great heights. He has been at this for over 40 years, beginning in 1981 after a short and less than satisfying career as an abstract expressionist painter. Working in the tradition of other great earth artists such as Robert Smithson and Christo, Herd has traveled around the globe for his art and has been tabbed as the “Father of Crop Art.” He has even been the subject of an acclaimed movie, Earthwork, that tells the story of a 1990’s project where he creates an environmental artwork on a NYC property owned by Donald Trump— yeah, that guy.
His most recent is a project from this year that he took on in conjunction with the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) that had him replicating Van Gogh‘s famed painting, Olive Trees, in plantings. It was situated so that fliers arriving at the Minneapolis airport would be able to see it as they were landing. There’s a great short film below that shows a little of the process and gives you a better idea of the artist.
Take a look at Stan Herd’s website by clicking here. Great stuff…
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