Artist Spent One Year In The Woods Creating Surreal Sculptures From Organic Materials
In an extraordinary act of devotion to his art, sculptural artist Spencer Byles spent a year creating beautiful art installations out of natural and found materials throughout the unmanaged forests of La Colle Sur Loup (where he lived with his family), Villeneuve Loubet and Mougins. He worked together with natural elements of his surroundings to create unique artwork that blends seamlessly with the environment.
Byles’ earth art is intentionally secretive – the only way you’ll see these work short of his photos is by going into the woods and finding them yourself. I imagine that coming upon such a fantastic work of art unexpectedly in the woods is sure to be quite a magical surprise.
One of the most beautiful things about his land art is its temporary nature. The pieces were not intended to last, and each sculpture will eventually be reclaimed by the natural environment that helped Byles shape it. This full-circle gives the organic pieces a powerfully poetic and philosophical touch, highlighting the beauty of nature.
Read on for Spencer Byles’ answers to Bored Panda’s questions about his work!
More info: frenchforestsculptures.blogspot.fr | Facebook (h/t: mymodernmet)
Byles said that the greatest challenge was “working completely on my own every day for over a year. I am a very social person but within a short time I began to enjoy and really value the long days alone in nature”
“In the forest in La Colle Sur Loup, I found many objects hidden, often only by a thin layer of soil sometimes. Bales of wire and old rope which had been buried there from flower growers and farmers who see the forest as a place to discard their rubbish”
We’d like to thank Spencer Byles for talking to Bored Panda about his work and wish him the best of luck with his future projects!
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Share on FacebookI'm digging his intention, creates the art knowing that it won't last, that it'll soon be reclaimed by its original natural environment
very nice. I would love to come upon these on a walk through the woods.
Love this Reminds me of Andy Goldsworthy One of my most favourite artists
What a delightful Artist! Made my heart sing! I too am an Artist and hope to share my works with Bored Panda some day!❤️
This is BEYOND AMAZING !!! Thank You, Wado, Namaste, Be Blessed Earth Spirit !!!
That is what art today should be about - environment, ecology, preservation, understanding nature, being patr of nature. Wonderful.
Brilliant - love it :) To me this is beautiful - thank you for sharing.
I wonder how many of my friends and family think of me when they see those. I'm always creating things like that
I can do Chinese calligraphy this way to promote my Taiwanese background and I admire you for sharing the inspirational arts with trees THNX
A year well spent ! It would be interesting to revisit those places, at intervals, and see how they are changed by the nature.
MAKING NATURE TEMPORARY ART UNTIL NATURE RECLAIMS AND REFORMS HERE OWN. VERY NICELY DONE.
I'm digging his intention, creates the art knowing that it won't last, that it'll soon be reclaimed by its original natural environment
very nice. I would love to come upon these on a walk through the woods.
Love this Reminds me of Andy Goldsworthy One of my most favourite artists
What a delightful Artist! Made my heart sing! I too am an Artist and hope to share my works with Bored Panda some day!❤️
This is BEYOND AMAZING !!! Thank You, Wado, Namaste, Be Blessed Earth Spirit !!!
That is what art today should be about - environment, ecology, preservation, understanding nature, being patr of nature. Wonderful.
Brilliant - love it :) To me this is beautiful - thank you for sharing.
I wonder how many of my friends and family think of me when they see those. I'm always creating things like that
I can do Chinese calligraphy this way to promote my Taiwanese background and I admire you for sharing the inspirational arts with trees THNX
A year well spent ! It would be interesting to revisit those places, at intervals, and see how they are changed by the nature.
MAKING NATURE TEMPORARY ART UNTIL NATURE RECLAIMS AND REFORMS HERE OWN. VERY NICELY DONE.
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