From sunsets to double rainbows, nature’s full of beautiful things. So it’s not surprising that artists have found inspiration in Mother Nature for millennia. What is surprising is the wide variety of human concerns that nature art has been used to convey. In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll learn about the ways artists use nature to make arguments about the world around us, and our place within it.
Introduction: The Nazca Plateau 00:00
The Hidden Meanings in Nature Art 01:04
Social Issues in Nature Art 03:39
Humans & the Environment 07:33
Review & Credits 10:16
Image Descriptions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ETiCxe4GrVzFii7dBhF42oHx1EUCCh5y12wbtUjsH8A/edit
Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GW2NKzhpMNMmRyAFJVhFJG9cSfUOMRL-QrcWuHcWcIA/edit?usp=sharing
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nature art is a necessity when i cannot be in nature <3
I am leaving this comment here so that after some hours, days, weeks, months or years when someone likes or comment on it, I will be reminded to watch this video again
Rest in peace Bob Ross, you absolute legend.
They were saying hi to the aliens
I think its really interesting that turner chose to depict a sunrise/sunset in “the slaveship”. Ive seen a ton of paintings of stormy seas but the sky is usually blue and/or gray. To me the sky having those warm tones makes the painting look “violent”. Really cool 🙂
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Problem is I seem not to be able to smell the roses nowadays, they are for show?
When I was a kid, visiting the Walters Art Museum for the first time, I was completely taken by the work of the Hudson River Valley school. Those works really informed my sensibilities, even before I knew that was happening. Now that I'm an adult I understand that those pieces, too, were made by men interested in pushing Manifest Destiny. And it's really interesting being inspired by, and repulsed by, the same paintings. What's literally depicted on the canvas and what they wanted the viewer to take away from it.
I love Maya Lin's works. I was unaware of the Wavefields piece. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
I wonder if you're going to cover AI art and the ethics, etc and if it really is art?
You forgot to mention the real reason for the Nazca lines: ALIENS!!! 👽
Christi Belcourt's The Wisdom Of The Universe is knock out beautiful.
I enjoyed the insights in to the various works of art presented in the video.
The world shifts, as we collide and become millions. An idea shifts as the world connects, art shifts as we continue on to perseive the world around us and expand the world and ideas of many.
Thank you so much for this course 🙏🏾❤️ Looking forward to the next episode 🤗
Bierstadt, Cole, Turner, you've featured some of my favorite artists and I got to learn more about the work. Thank you.
Regardless of the political angle, the Bierstadt paintings are incredible visually.
That's so interesting, thanks for this nice video 😊
Supposedly some art from tens of thousands of years ago try to depict the right time to hunt the large mammals they depict often with dots near by denoting the time of year.
I loved your choice of words for this video. And your presentation is so well balanced with nuances of the controversial. And again, the art you've chosen to display is deeply appreciated. Thank you.
Would you also please do a history of art vandalism