Waterfall line was made with white china clay.
White water line richard long.
He made a pivotal contribution to contemporary art with a line made by walking from 1967.
He was nominated in 1984 1987 and 1988 and then won the award in 1989 for white water line.
Long is the only artist to have been short listed four times for the turner prize he was nominated in 1984 1987 and 1988 and then won the award in 1989 for white water line.
Richard long has been in the vanguard of conceptual art in britain since he created a line made by walking over half a century ago in 1967 while still a student.
Richard long white water line 1990 china clay and water solution dimensions variable the artist and haunch of venison london photo.
Walking the line london 2002 reproduced p 266 in colour r h.
This photograph of the path left by his feet in the grass a fixed line of movement established a precedent that art could be a journey.
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Walking in circles exhibition catalogue hayward gallery.
He was nominated for the turner prize a record four times finally winning in 1989 for white water line he was rumored to have rejected it in 1984.
I suppose my work runs the whole gamut from being completely invisible and disappearing in seconds like a water drawing or dusty footprints to a permanent work in a museum that maybe could last forever cited in richard long ed richard long.
Multi disciplinary land artist famous for his contributions to the earth art movement.
Sir richard julian long cbe ra born 2 june 1945 is an english sculptor and one of the best known british land artists.
Fuchs richard long london 1986 elizabeth manchester october 2005.
Brettell dana friis hansen richard long.
He lives and works in bristol the city in which he was born.
This site specific wall painting was commissioned for the opening of the tate modern.
Long is the only artist to have been short listed four times for the turner prize.
Installed over a gallery wall long painted a large rectangular swath of black paint over which he slung a mixture of white china river mud and water rubbing and wiping the material with fluid movements to create a swirling pattern.
