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Mega-scale artist Stan Herd spends six months recreating a Van Gogh painting using plants in a 1.2-acre field.

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4 acre "Iowa Countryside" Earthwork created in 1992 for Iowa's sesquicentennial (150th year) anniversary near Cedar Rapids, Iowa airport. 

Guy Spends 6 Months Recreating A Van Gogh Painting Using Plants In A 1.2-Acre Field

March 16, 2019

Can you imagine seeing a

Van Gogh

painting sitting right off the freeway on your morning commute or aerial ride?

One field in Egan, Minnesota got exactly this when the 64-year-old artist, Stan Herd, transformed it into Van Gogh’s 1889 “Olive Trees.”

Herd has been doing similar types of artworks or ‘earthworks’ since 1981. His most recent project took six months and spans 1.2 acres.

Plenty of mowing, digging, and planting was involved. All of which were sponsored by the Minneapolis Institute of Art. It can even be seen from the Minneapolis airport. The “earthwork” is comprised of mainly large native plants and materials. It was Herd’s way of uniquely engaging with his favorite artist.

Herd has been doing these types of artworks or ‘earthworks’ since 1981 His most recent project took six months and spans 1.2 acres. Plenty of mowing, digging and planting were involved which were all sponsored by the Minneapolis Institute of Art   Photo Credits: Stan Herd

If you’re ever near Thomas Reuter’s campus, you can catch a glimpse of this for yourself. You can also check out more from Stan Herd here. Liked this? Check out how one guy spent 4 years growing a tree church!

http://canyouactually.com/dude-spent-6-months-recreating-a-van-gogh-painting-using-plants-in-a-1-2-acre-field .

Stan Herd, Of Us and Art: The 100 Videos Project, Episode 30

In a continued effort to bring art outside the museum’s walls and into the community in new and surprising ways, the Minneapolis Institute of Art has commissioned renowned crop artist Stan Herd to create a planted version of the beloved van Gogh’s Olive Trees painting.

Planting began this spring and the final piece will reveal itself in early fall, but in the meantime, watch it grow with us! The field location was chosen specifically so that the growing art can be seen from many flights coming and going from MSP airport. If you spot it, snap a pic and share it with #BDayMia #vangrow!

Aerial photography: Jeff Ferguson, Thomson Reuters and Picture Factory LLC.

More information at: new.artsmia.org/100/mia-commissions-crop-art-inspired-by-van-gogh/

Chiêm ngưỡng những bức tranh độc đáo trên đất

(#wanderlusttips) Trong suốt 30 năm qua, nghệ sĩ tạo hình người Mỹ – Stan Herd đã tạo ra những tác phẩm nghệ thuật độc đáo trên đất. Muốn chiêm ngưỡng trọn vẹn những bức tranh ấy, người ta phải nhìn chúng từ độ cao của những cánh chim trời. [rpi] Chân dung tù trưởng Satanta trên cánh đồng 64ha. Stan Herd gọi những gì ông vẽ là “tác phẩm từ đất đai” bởi chúng được “vẽ” bằng thực vật và hoa cỏ, nói…

Land Art painting field Vincent van Gogh Olive Trees   -  Stan Herd

American  b. 1950-

Landscape in Minnesota.,   1,2 hectare  

Stan Herd Planted Art

What can you do in a year? 

Conceptual artist Stan Herd grew a reproduction of a Vincent can Gogh olive tree painting in a field in Minnesota. 

Last month the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) unveiled a 1.5-acre work of crop art by Stan Herd, a Kansas-based artist who has planted many earthworks around the world, including a re-creation of one of Leonardo da Vinci’s sketches of gliders