Alan Sonfist
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Alan Sonfist is a New York City
based American artist most often associated with the Land or Earth Art movement.
He is best known for his "Time Landscape
" found on the corner of West Houston Street and LaGuardia Place in New York City's Greenwich Village
. Proposed in 1965, "Time Landscape
" the environmental sculpture took over ten years of careful planning with New York City. It was eventually landmarked by the city. It has often been cited as the first urban forest of its kind. More recently, Sonfist has continued to create artworks within the natural landscape, inaugurating a one acre (4,000 m²) landscape project titled "The Lost Falcon of Westphalia
" on Prince Richard's estate outside Cologne
, Germany
in 2005.
His most recent environmental sculpture 'Birth By Spear' was created in 2010, in Tuscany, Italy.
New York City
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based American artist most often associated with the Land or Earth Art movement.
He is best known for his "Time Landscape
Time Landscape
Time Landscape is an artwork by the American artist Alan Sonfist . It consists of plants that were native to this area in pre-colonial times...
" found on the corner of West Houston Street and LaGuardia Place in New York City's Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
. Proposed in 1965, "Time Landscape
Time Landscape
Time Landscape is an artwork by the American artist Alan Sonfist . It consists of plants that were native to this area in pre-colonial times...
" the environmental sculpture took over ten years of careful planning with New York City. It was eventually landmarked by the city. It has often been cited as the first urban forest of its kind. More recently, Sonfist has continued to create artworks within the natural landscape, inaugurating a one acre (4,000 m²) landscape project titled "The Lost Falcon of Westphalia
Westphalia
Westphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Arnsberg, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Minden and Münster.Westphalia is roughly the region between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located north and south of the Ruhr River. No exact definition of borders can be given, because the name "Westphalia"...
" on Prince Richard's estate outside Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 2005.
His most recent environmental sculpture 'Birth By Spear' was created in 2010, in Tuscany, Italy.