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Site Specific Art

What is site specific art?

Site-Specific Art is a form of artwork created to exist in a particular location, with the artist considering the site as an integral part of the creative process. Robert Irwin was a key figure in promoting this art form in California. Site-Specific Art emerged as a reaction against modernist objects, which were often portable, commodified, and confined to museum spaces. In contrast, Site-Specific Art is inherently tied to its location, challenging the traditional notions of art as a transportable and marketable commodity.
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B

Banksy,

Baumgarten, Lothar

C

Chevalier, Miguel

Christo, Javacheff

Cragg, Tony

F

Flavin, Dan

G

Gates, Theaster

Grosse, Katharina

H

Heizer, Michael

Holler, Carsten

Holzer, Jenny

Horn, Roni

J

Judd, Donald

K

Kapoor, Anish

Komatsu, André

Kounellis, Jannis

L

Le Rat, Blek

Lichtenstein, Roy

Long, Richard

M

McBride, Rita

Morris, Sarah

Mosset, Olivier

O

Oppenheim, Dennis

P

Party, Nicolas

Perjovschi, Dan

Piene, Otto

Plensa, Jaume

S

Sander, Karin

Sekine, Nobuo

Serra, Richard

Smilde, Berndnaut

Stingel, Rudolf

Stockholder, Jessica

T

Turrell, James

V

Valdés, Manolo

Villar Rojas, Adrián

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Artworks Related to Site Specific Art

Die erste Ära (The first era)

Tony Cragg

Die erste Ära (The first era)

Limited Edition Print

Etching

Currently Not Available

Without Title

Olivier Mosset

Without Title, 2018

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,000

Composition

Jannis Kounellis

Composition , 2004

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

EUR 1,375

Zyklop Gelb

Otto Piene

Zyklop Gelb, 1984

Limited Edition Print

Carborundum

EUR 2,400

Receiver II

Tony Cragg

Receiver II, 2002

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 1,700

Rastersonne

Otto Piene

Rastersonne, 2009

Ceramics

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

Receiver I

Tony Cragg

Receiver I, 2002

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 1,700

Untitled from the Lettre International portfolio

Jannis Kounellis

Untitled from the Lettre International portfolio, 1992

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,200

Go Beteween

Dennis Oppenheim

Go Beteween, 1977

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 940

Extended Expressions

Dennis Oppenheim

Extended Expressions, 1976

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 940

Addis Abeba 8

Otto Piene

Addis Abeba 8, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

EUR 3,200

Barcelona II ( N8 )

Jannis Kounellis

Barcelona II ( N8 ), 2003

Drawing / Watercolor

Mixed Media

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Still Life III

Manolo Valdés

Still Life III, 1986

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,550

Still Life V

Manolo Valdés

Still Life V, 1986

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,550

Still Life VI

Manolo Valdés

Still Life VI, 1986

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 1,570

Extensión # 2

Richard Serra

Extensión # 2, 2004

Limited Edition Print

Etching

EUR 24,800

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Pop art

Pop art

(2349 works, 2146 for sale)

Pop Art is an art movement that began in Britain in 1955 and in the late 1950s in the U.S. It challenged traditional fine arts by incorporating imagery from popular culture, such as news, advertising, and comic books. Pop Art often isolates and recontextualizes materials, combining them with unrelated elements. The movement is more about the attitudes and ideas that inspired it than the specific art itself. Pop Art is seen as a reaction against the dominant ideas of Abstract Expressionism, bringing everyday consumer culture into the realm of fine art.

Artwork by Andy Warhol
Patina

Patina

Patina is the distinctive greenish surface that bronze develops over time due to exposure to air and humidity. Artists can also apply chemicals to bronze to artificially create patina. Alternatively, bronze can be polished to reveal its natural rich gold color. Patina is not exclusive to bronze; it can also occur on other metals like copper and even on wood and stone, enhancing the material's character over time.

Image © Majid Gheidarlou / Unsplash
Polaroid

Polaroid

(14 works for sale)

A Polaroid print is an instant photograph produced using a Polaroid camera, which develops the image immediately after exposure. The camera's internal processing allows the photograph to develop and appear within minutes. The term Polaroid is also used more generally to refer to instant photographs and films produced by similar technologies.

Image © Michelle / Unsplash

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