Artistic visions of the Anthropocene North: climate change and nature in art

In the era of the Anthropocene, artists and scientists are facing a new paradigm in their attempts to represent nature. Seven essays, which focus on art from 1780 to the present that engages with Nordic landscapes, argue that a number of artists in this period work in the intersection between art, s...

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Other Authors: Hedin, Gry (Editor), Gremaud, Ann-Sofie Nielsen 1981- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2018]
Series:Routledge advances in art and visual studies
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Summary:In the era of the Anthropocene, artists and scientists are facing a new paradigm in their attempts to represent nature. Seven essays, which focus on art from 1780 to the present that engages with Nordic landscapes, argue that a number of artists in this period work in the intersection between art, science, and media technologies to examine the human impact on these landscapes and question the human-nature dichotomy. Canadian artists such as Lawren Harris and Geronimo Inutiq are considered alongside artists from Scandinavia and Iceland such as J.C. Dahl, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Toril Johannessen, and Bjoerk
Physical Description:xiv, 169 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen
ISBN:9781138232631
9781315311890

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