Nancy Winship Milliken: Varied and Alive
by Nancy Winship Milliken
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About the Book
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
- Additional Categories Fine Art
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Project Option: Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
# of Pages: 20 - Publish Date: Oct 04, 2022
- Language English
- Keywords outdoor sculpture, museum art, environmental art
About the Creator
Defining her sculpture as “contemporary pastoralism,” Winship Milliken is inspired by our age-old relationship to nature as a way to consider ecological questions in the present. She creates environmental and site-specific sculptures in both urban and rural settings using natural materials like sheep’s wool or earth/clay from pasture fields surrounding the studio. Her design is based around the principle of keeping materials close to their original state with the goal of transforming the viewer, not the materials. The sculptures interact with the environment and are activated by ephemeral forces such as wind, rain, and sun, calling attention to the textures, odors, and movement of natural materials composed in formally simple structures. The work ultimately addresses complex issues involved in sustainable living. Much of the work is made in collaboration with farmers, artisans, poets and environmental studies interns from universities all over the nation.