environmental art

American  

noun

1. artistic works that are planned, often on a grand scale, to surround or to involve the participation of the spectator.

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Other Word Forms

• environmental artist noun

Etymology

Origin of environmental art

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

It was a wrenching four minutes and 33 seconds of environmental art — the earth stopping turning yet the harmony of the spheres unaffected, thus increasing the value of the ground on which we stand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2019

She had spent much of her career on environmental art, using such items as abandoned bicycles and broken parking meters, as well as crafting pieces that drew attention to water contamination.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2019

Maysles also continued a longtime working relationship with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, whose process for creating monumental environmental art the Maysles Brothers documented in several films beginning in the 1970s.

From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2015

Across from the state Capitol in Montpelier, a little ways down the road, she had installed a 12-ton mound of environmental art.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2013

Contemplating this massive piece of environmental art, they wonder at the human compulsion for "weaving traces on the land like so many scars".

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2013