Richard Long: Art made by Walking

I have just discovered this famous land artist - whose work is the result of walks all around the world, often in remote and wild areas. He makes traces in the landscapes he passes through, upturning stones, rolling snowballs...




'In the nature of things:
Art about mobility, lightness and freedom.
Simple creative acts of walking and marking
about place, locality, time, distance and measurement.
Works using raw materials and my human scale
in the reality of landscapes.'




This particular piece 'A Line made by Walking' (1967) was made when Long was still studying at Art school, aged 22. He walked back and forth along this straight line. His performance becoming his sculpture.

http://www.richardlong.org/Sculptures/sculptures11.html