In the late 60's, Michael Heizer left New York to venture to the Nevada desert where he began creating large scale Primitive Dye Paintings. He would use lime powder and aniline dyes which he would spread over the desert landscape. The paintings could be viewed from the air and would look like large organic shapes.
« A strong work of art really leaves people speechless.
They feel a little angry. »
Michael Heizer
He also started to make what was called 'negative sculptures' by cutting into the earth. He dug giant holes in the desert, some over 120 ft long and 50 ft deep. Heizer continued to do 'earthworks' working with granite slabs, boulders, and concrete boxes. He designed a boulder with water cascading from it for IBM and named it 'Levitated Ma
Read More In the late 60's, Michael Heizer left New York to venture to the Nevada desert where he began creating large scale Primitive Dye Paintings. He would use lime powder and aniline dyes which he would spread over the desert landscape. The paintings could be viewed from the air and would look like large organic shapes.
« A strong work of art really leaves people speechless.
They feel a little angry. »
Michael Heizer
He also started to make what was called 'negative sculptures' by cutting into the earth. He dug giant holes in the desert, some over 120 ft long and 50 ft deep. Heizer continued to do 'earthworks' working with granite slabs, boulders, and concrete boxes. He designed a boulder with water cascading from it for IBM and named it 'Levitated Mass.' Heizer has been influenced by Native American forms and has produced several large mass sculptures and paintings.
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