Surrounded Islands by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980-83
This is not dis-similar to artist Robert Smithson in his work spiral jetty, both involving key elements of water in the art. To look at the picture it looks incredibly ephemeral as if it could float away, almost like a piece of gold leaf. Christo's wrapping features lie flat on the surface unlike his wrapping of building which are more 3D. There's a certain stillness in the water and to an extent it has a feel of a floating reef with the trees almost being coral.
This is not dis-similar to artist Robert Smithson in his work spiral jetty, both involving key elements of water in the art. To look at the picture it looks incredibly ephemeral as if it could float away, almost like a piece of gold leaf. Christo's wrapping features lie flat on the surface unlike his wrapping of building which are more 3D. There's a certain stillness in the water and to an extent it has a feel of a floating reef with the trees almost being coral.
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