#72 Art I Saved This Week

Hello all ❤️

I hope this week has been a creative one.

**Is Land Art Beautiful or Problematic?**

I’m so pleased to share my latest video essay on YouTube, a complete overview of Land Art, asking the question: is land art beautiful, or is it problematic?

Land art has a complicated history, fraught with controversy, yet it’s also responsible for some of the most beautiful and ambitious artworks ever made.

In this video essay, I trace the movement from its emergence in the 1960s, then step back further to its early precursors, to understand how we got here.

I unpack land art’s close relationship with the early environmental movement and Indigenous rights, and the debates and criticisms that have followed it.

Throughout, I spotlight the artists that have emerged in every decade, closing with an overview of the contemporary artists who are still working with the land today.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE

The Pearl Within, 2026. Bronze, acrylic paint. 17.2 x 16.5 x 14.5 cm. | Copyright © Huang PinTong

Untitled, 2025. Glazed stoneware. 8 x 16 x 8,5 cm / 4,8 x 5,2 x 5,2 cm. | Copyright © Pablo Dalas

Fragments Toward the Unseen, 2024-25. Powder pigment, oil, oil sticks and acrylic paint on canvas. 160 x 130 cm. | Copyright © Freya Tewelde

Untitled. Fabric. | Copyright @ Lee Jimin

Untitled. Ceramic. | Copyright © Tom Beton

In order to do anything, First, you must be brave enough to try, And then, you must be brave enough to fail. Loop frame by frame animation. | Copyright © Arch Budzar

We've been here, 2025. Stoneware, underglaze, slip, glaze. 14 x 6.5 x 8.5 inches. | Copyright © Kristy Moreno. Image courtesy of the artist, Alan Wiener and Greenwich House Pottery.

Little Mascot in motion. Stop motion animation. | Copyright © Kreudeli

Tree Trunk 1. Upholstered bench, birch wood, HR foam, printed upholstery fabric & nails. | Copyright © Jonas Hejduk. Image courtesy of the artist and Margaux Guennec.

Art Prompt

Inspired by Arch Budzar’s cow animation, pick a quote and use it as inspiration for a creative project. You could create your own quote or use a pre-existing one, but allow it to guide your process in whatever medium you use.

See you next Sunday 👋

Thank you so much!

Imi, Founder of Artists Pages.