Making Earth (1970)
Making Earth (1970)

The Harrison Studio

Making Earth (1970), 1970129.54 x 172.72cmSign in to view price
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photographs and vinyl lettering, consists of 6 piecesVarious Small Fires
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This contemporary art installation features a series of framed video stills depicting various human figures interacting with their natural surroundings. The visual elements consist of muted tones, with the figures blending into the forested landscape. The composition highlights the relationship between the human form and the environment, using the repetition of similar poses to create a contemplative narrative. The artistic style suggests an introspective exploration of the connection between people and nature, inviting the viewer to reflect on themes of solitude, discovery, and our place within the natural world. This work may be an attempt by the artist to convey a message about environmental awareness or the human experience of solitude and introspection. ...

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The Harrison Studio
Artist
The Harrison Studio
B.1932

The Harrison Studio consists of Newton Harrison (1932-2022) and Helen Mayer Harrison (1927-2018). Often simply referred to as “The Harrisons,” the husband-and-wife team were leading pioneers of the Ecological Art movement. Although contemporaries of other Land Artists such as Robert Smithson or Walter de Maria, a forthright activism sets The Harrison Studio apart. Their aim was really for their art to inspire change. During their prolific fifty-year career, the Harrisons produced work across a vast range of disciplines, working in collaboration with biologists, ecologists, historians, activists, architects, urban planners, and fellow artists to initiate dialogues and create works exploring biodiversity and community development. They worked across performance, photography, drawing and painting, shifting the parameters of each piece to best suit the needs of each project. Their earliest collaborative work Making Earth was created in 1970, where Newton performatively combined sand, clay, sewage, manure, leaves and worms to generate arable earth which he watered and turned over the course of four months. Helen documented this process and then used the soil to grow strawberries for her piece Making Strawberry Jam, 1972. This organic, responsive methodology was sustained throughout their career, as they continually championed the need to collaborate with nature as opposed to mastering it. ...

The Harrison Studio: Artworks
Green Heart Vision
Devil’s Gate: A Refugia for Pasadena
The Harrison Studio
Devil’s Gate: A Refugia for Pasadena, 1987
San Diego as the Center of a World
The Harrison Studio
San Diego as the Center of a World, 1974
Meditation on the Gabrieleno, Whose Name for Themselves is No Longer Remembered
The Harrison Studio
Meditation on the Gabrieleno, Whose Name for Themselves is No Longer Remembered, 1976
365.76 x 228.6cm
Survival Piece II: Notations on the Ecosystem of the Western Saltworks with the Inclusion of Brine Shrimp
The Harrison Studio
Survival Piece II: Notations on the Ecosystem of the Western Saltworks with the Inclusion of Brine Shrimp, 1972
Making Earth
Tibet is the High Ground Sketch 1
The Harrison Studio
Tibet is the High Ground Sketch 1
137.2 x 111.8cm
Survival Piece #2: Notations on the Ecosystem of the Great Western Salt Works
The Harrison Studio
Survival Piece #2: Notations on the Ecosystem of the Great Western Salt Works, 1971
60.96 x 91.44cm
Garden of Hot Winds and Warm Rains (A Prophesy)
The Harrison Studio
Garden of Hot Winds and Warm Rains (A Prophesy), 1996
52.07 x 142.24cm
Untitled (Outtake from Seventh Lagoon Cycle), Made
The Harrison Studio
Untitled (Outtake from Seventh Lagoon Cycle), Made, 1981
43.2 x 118.1cm
Making Earth (1970)
The Harrison Studio
Making Earth (1970), 1970
129.54 x 172.72cm
Composting in the Pentagon with Worm Tailings
The Harrison Studio
Composting in the Pentagon with Worm Tailings, 2017
237.49 x 248.92 x 58.42cm
You Have Been Weighted in the Scales, As Have We
The Harrison Studio
You Have Been Weighted in the Scales, As Have We, 2011
45.72 x 50.8cm
Various Small Fires
Gallery
Various Small Fires
Los Angeles, Seoul, Dallas

Various Small Fires (Los Angeles /Dallas /Seoul) began as a series of conversations with artists and curators in Esther Kim Varet’s Venice Beach kitchen while working on her doctoral dissertation. VSF debuted in Hollywood as an official gallery in 2015 with a roster of artists and its current Johnston MarkLee Architects-designed building. The Hollywood gallery contains three exhibition spaces, a unique sound corridor, and an outdoor gallery. VSF’s exhibition program explores several curatorial lines: climate, equality, and an international conversation. The gallery is known for offering artists debut shows, creating intergenerational conversations among the artists on its roster, and solidifying artists’ legacies within art history. In 2019, VSF opened a second location in the Hannam neighbourhood of Seoul, South Korea, followed recently this Spring by VSFs third outpost in Dallas, Texas. While Varet has very personal connections to both locations, they are also superlative art communities. These expansions emphasise the gallery’s commitment to innovation and global dialogue in the twenty-first century. In 2021, VSF became a member of the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA). ...

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