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Ecological art

Scope note

Use for 20th-century art genre utilizing natural physical forces, biological organisms and processes, personal performance, or a variety of other media to demonstrate the workings of the earth's ecological systems, illustrate and explain environmental problems, or implement solutions to these problems. For large scale, outdoor works that surround or involve the participation of the viewer and usually incorporate aspects of their sites, use "environmental art."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000249275

Broader Terms used

<art genres>

Term used for

art, ecological
eco-art

Created

13yrs ago

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