Download or read book Art Making on the Land written by David Stromeyer and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the creation, from concept through installation, of a major new sculpture, Body Politic, by artist David Stromeyer. Stromeyer has made art on his land in northern Vermont for fifty years. His work is found in private, municipal, and museum collections in the U.S. and internationally. In 2014, David and his wife Sarah created Cold Hollow Sculpture Park, opening their property with seventy of his large, outdoor sculptures, to the public. Since then, the Park has become a nonprofit hosting thousands of visitors and a seasonal series of multidiscipline programs as well an annual Artist-in-Residence.This is also the story of Stromeyer as a young artist, coming to Vermont to realize his vision - the marriage of art and landscape - by establishing a life and a studio to ultimately fulfill his dream. He speaks of what urges him to be a maker. He describes and discusses his influences, processes, choice of materials, use of narrative, how he uses color, the interplay between art and science, and, finally, the importance of play in his art. Stromeyer says: "For forty-five years I thought of my sculptures as individual expressions. With the formation of Cold Hollow Sculpture Park, I realize that I have always been working on one big artwork, which is the Park." His words come alive in this full color, richly illustrated volume with over three hundred images of his art and art making on the land.The anticipated audience includes: art professionals, landscape architects and engineers, practicing artists, art professors and student, as well as the general public.