Below is a glossary article post in the category L which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Land Art based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Land Art
So, what is actually meant by Land Art?
Land art or earth art is an art that is made directly in the landscape, carving the land itself into a ground work or making a structure in the landscape using natural materials such as stones or twigs.
Explanation of Land Art
Land Art is part of a broader conceptual art movement in the 1960s and 1970s. The most famous land artwork is Jetty Spiral Robert Smithson in 1970, a landwork built to Great Salt Lake in the US. Although some artists such as Smithson use equipment that moves mechanical earth to make their artwork, other artists make minimal and temporary interventions in landscapes like Richard Long who only walk up and down until he makes a sign on earth.
Land Art, also known as Art Earth, is usually documented in artwork using photos and maps that can be exhibited by artists in the gallery. Land artists also make land art in the gallery by carrying material from landscapes and using it to make installations.
And Richard Long and Robert Smithson, main artists including Nancy Holt, Walter de Maria, Michael Heizer and Dennis Oppenheim.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix L, as well as terms associated with L.
Meaning of Land Art in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Land Art.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Seni tanah (Indonesian), Seni tanah (Java), and Kasenian bumi in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Seni Tanah.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Land Art.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix L. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=land-art
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=land-art
- View example images of land-art through Google here
- View example images of land-art on Bing here
- View example images of land-art on Yandex here
