Landscape

I would agree that the earthwork is a process where one must work with nature and be a part of it to create the art. Andy Goldsworthy does an excellent job of being completely involved in nature whenever he does a project. He even lets nature destroy it again. However, when arguing the landscape I think that isn’t as black and white as the previous statement is making it seem. The artist does have the camera and they are masters of the picture in that they decide where and how they want to take the photograph to be taken. In the same way the earth-worker decides how he wants to place each stick or leaf when building his art, the photographer must place each angle in the best perspective to capture the glories of the landscape in front of him. Taking a picture of a beautiful landscape and discovering how to best capture that land is not an isolating selfish act, but rather a honoring and appreciating act of the beauty that one can then share with others. I would argue that capturing a landscape is actually a glorification of God and appreciating the wonders that he has made. It does not reflect the control that we think we have because we took the picture. Through a camera we are simply catching a shadow or reflection of what God has already made. When my family travelled out west over the summer we saw beautiful mountains and landscapes. My camera finger was tired from all the pictures I took, not because I was so proud of what I had captured, but because I never wanted to forget the wonders that I beheld and the awesomeness that God creates. 

 My landscape is a celebration of the earth. It glorifies the wonder of God through the power of the water, the beautiful changing colors of the leaves on the trees, the changing of seasons, and the sunlight that shines over our world. It is an attempt to capture the glory and majesty of God’s creations.