White Water Line Richard Long

This site specific wall painting was commissioned for the opening of the tate modern.

White water line richard long.

Installed over a gallery wall long painted a large rectangular swath of black paint over which he slung a mixture of white china river mud and water rubbing and wiping the material with fluid movements to create a swirling pattern. This photograph of the path left by his feet in the grass a fixed line of movement established a precedent that art could be a journey. Richard long this website uses cookies to provide you with a good experience when you browse this site and to allow us to make website improvements. The artist has commented.

I suppose my work runs the whole gamut from being completely invisible and disappearing in seconds like a water drawing or dusty footprints to a permanent work in a museum that maybe could last forever cited in richard long ed richard long. Waterfall line was made with white china clay. He made a pivotal contribution to contemporary art with a line made by walking from 1967. He lives and works in bristol the city in which he was born.

Brettell dana friis hansen richard long. Multi disciplinary land artist famous for his contributions to the earth art movement. Sir richard julian long cbe ra born 2 june 1945 is an english sculptor and one of the best known british land artists. He was nominated for the turner prize a record four times finally winning in 1989 for white water line he was rumored to have rejected it in 1984.

Long is the only artist to have been short listed four times for the turner prize he was nominated in 1984 1987 and 1988 and then won the award in 1989 for white water line. Walking the line london 2002 reproduced p 266 in colour r h. Fuchs richard long london 1986 elizabeth manchester october 2005. White water line 1990 by richard long a little closer to us today rachel whiteread s work has antecedents in bruce nauman s 1965 8 cast space under my steel chair as well as the ideas of the surrealists and dadaists while the radical richard long is part of a particularly english romantic tradition that can be traced to.

Long is the only artist to have been short listed four times for the turner prize. For more information about cookies what they do and how to manage them see our cookie policy. Richard long has been in the vanguard of conceptual art in britain since he created a line made by walking over half a century ago in 1967 while still a student. Sir richard julian long cbe ra born 2 june 1945 is an english sculptor and one of the best known british land artists.

Walking in circles exhibition catalogue hayward gallery.