Richard long

Richard long is one of the most well known British land artist and he's also known for being a sculptor. He was born in June 2, 1945. Long has achieved many great things for example, he is the only artist to have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize four times four times.

Long studied under artists such as Anthony Caro and Philip King and these artists were the two main artists who influenced Long. 

Example of Long's works:

Most of Long's works are quite revolutionary but Long's most famous piece called, 'A Line Made By Walking', is what really made his work something to have been looked at in more depth. This piece clearly displays a narrow line which was visible in the sunlight which had been created by him flattening the grass by walking back and forth. The line leads towards tall trees and bushes. This image was taken in a meadow near his home in Bristol. Richard long took it upon himself to make walking an art form so it is no surprise that he created this piece. Richard Long said, " A local could walk by and not notice it, or notice it and not know what anything about me. Or someone could come upon a circle and know it was a circle of mine, I really like the notion of visibility or invisibility of the work as well as the permanence and transience.", in my opinion this shows that he likes the fact that people can either be intrigued by his work or not care at all about his work and also the fact that his work can either last permanently where he created it or it can only last for a short period of time shows that he really just creates art within the moment or it could be at a particular place at a particular time. It seems to me that Richard Long, within his land works, also wanted to show to people that walking could also be a form of art and that man and nature could create a beautiful thing.