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Artist Arranges Stones In Stunning Patterns On The Beach, Finds It Very Therapeutic (30 Pics)
Jon Foreman discovered land art while in college and immediately fell in love with it. He felt that the natural world had more in it to be explored, particularly where he lives, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Since the area has an extensive coastline, a huge part of Foreman's work revolves around the stones he finds near the sea. Using everything from tiny pebbles to big rocks, the artist surprises beachgoers with mesmerizing arrangements that never cease to amaze.
"I create using many natural materials but stone has proven to be the material which I can manipulate best. Be it color, angle, shape, size, placement, spacing," Foreman told Bored Panda. "Typically, I either start with a rough idea of what I'd like to do or no idea whatsoever! Then I collect what I can carry and start by placing stone by stone, steadily losing myself in the process and disconnecting from the stress of everyday life."
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Eva Bryson 5 years ago
How did the artist find these stones in the environment of the size and color he needed?
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
By spending plenty of time looking down, proceeding slowly along the beach.
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sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
This is beautiful no doubt, if you look very slowly, the rocks are not exactly the same, as that would be impossible,, however, they are almost precise , nice work !!!
Janice Ackeret 5 years ago
I like this one the best! It looks so balanced and unique. I love the colour choice and the different sized rocks.❤️
Stephen Plax 5 years ago
Colors vibrate visually. Size of stones and arrangement make for a photograph to cherish.
Marcia Hill 5 years ago
Jon Foreman- you are amazing, sir! When will you have prints & a calendar available for purchase? I would be thrilled to be a collector. Thank you for sharing your art! ♡
Laura Haworth 5 years ago
This is so unbelievably perfect that it's hard to believe it's real!
Jenifer Shields 5 years ago
If you all like this, there are other land artists to discover too. Andy Goldsworthy is a great land artist who uses other materials besides stones, like leaves, branches, even ice, and photographs them. My husband and I have one of his books. There's also a great documentary about him called "Rivers and Tides." You get some insight into his process and philosophy. Dennis Oppenheim was another one albeit on a VERY large scale. We have several of his prints on our walls.
Susan Mercurio 5 years ago
If it's nature art, it's not meant to be preserved. You just leave it until the weather melts it away.
Load More Replies...Foreman said land art presents more to him as an artist than, say, drawing or painting. "There are endless possibilities. Not only that but there are endless environments to work in, each and every one different to the next. Getting out and creating work has a profound effect on my mental health. It keeps my mind healthy and content."
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Charle Min 5 years ago (edited)
Makes me feel swaddled and good to be alive! Can't find on your website to buy a print :(. But thank you for this feeling :)! UPDATE: DID find where to buy on your webpage SculptTheWorld :). Yayyy.
Foreman really took his work to the next level in 2018 when he participated in the Llano Earth Art Fest. "There, I met around 30 artists whom I have known online for years but never met in person. This festival is responsible for so much development in the field and I am extremely grateful for it. Partly due to this festival, land art has developed a really tight and positive community in the last few years."
However, their community has been targeted by news articles which, as far as Foreman can tell, have been nothing more than opinions. In fact, he knows one of them from The Guardian which even stated at the top of the text that it was an opinion. "Many people read it then took it to be fact. These articles claim that what we create is damaging to the environment and creatures that may be living there. I absolutely oppose this as we are creating work with nature and if anything, we do it to show that it needs protecting."
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago (edited)
Oh my gosh. I just realized my first tattoo I got 23 years ago does look like this but it is the moon and stars it's about an inch and a half big and on my shoulder. I've got several and almost forgot. But it's shaped just like this. I never see it. But I think mine has like a cloud going through it.
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Karen Paterson 3 years ago
I love them all. So cool. I wish we had nice rocks like that here in CT. US
"Just as an example, these stone creations are made only a few feet away from where I collected them. The tide then comes and washes them back to where they came from. How is that damaging?" the artist asked. "Any creatures that live in this environment (I almost never come across any) will be used to such turbulent conditions and me moving rocks will make no difference at all. The creatures that do live in these conditions will not be settling down to make homes. They are constantly moving like the tide does."
"Take a step away from the outdoors. Look at the materials around you. Where have they come from? The batteries that are in our phones/laptops are made from materials that have been mined from the ground. The cars we drive, the paper we use, the art supplies I would otherwise be using if I wasn't using materials outdoors. All this is more damaging to the environment than anything I do."
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Full Name 5 years ago
Young audience here. I assumed every comment would be about Sarlacc but only 2 people have mentioned it.
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Ashley Wright 5 years ago
Takes so much time to create, only to be kicked by some kids who think that would be funny.
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Mattie Marsack 5 years ago
Wow wow wow wowl How long did it take???? Love it. You should frame these pics. I would love to have a few in my home.
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sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
I love nature, I have collected seashells, beach stones and driftwood, so much is out there !!!
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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
What a perfect example of how our minds find beauty and solace in recognizable patterns.
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
Indeed! Fibonacci sequence, like the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower head.
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sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
I understand why the artist said, this is therapy, a calming, as I find photography in nature !!!
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Becky P 5 years ago
Archeologists, a couple centuries from now will be wondering what these stone structures mean and they'll argue over whether the are religious symbols or proof of aliens. 🤣
netwitch tatjana 5 years ago
No chance. (Sigh) The tide will wash them away ...
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Geraldine Gasson 5 years ago
Wow didn’t realise they were so big, great designs and imagination. Keep it up
Moezarella 4 years ago
Its bigger than I thought, I wonder if the others are also as big as this one
Laura Haworth 5 years ago
I would like to know how long it took the artist to do one of these sculptures in the sand.
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gracefullikeagazelle 5 years ago
Wouldn't you love to be walking along the beach and come across this marvel? That would truly be an epic moment. Thank you Jon Foreman for creating such beauty.
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Mattie Marsack 5 years ago
I like wthis better than the other..must be how my mind perceives it.
Linda Gibb 5 years ago
That would be lovely mounted to a very sturdy piece of wood & hung on one of two blank wall spaces in my home.
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Evil Queen 5 years ago
Is it me or does it look like it leads down to the Labyrinth from that movie that David Bowie starred in?
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tuzdayschild 5 years ago
How beautiful! I had to look twice to figure out how they made this one.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Me too. My first reaction was a loud "What?".
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kurisutofu 5 years ago
Sharigan is 3 drops not connecting. Here, it's closer to the Japanese symbol "mitsudomoe".
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Birma Gustafsson 5 years ago
The sea caresses the pattern with foamy fingers, trying to make out what it is.
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elfin 5 years ago
Almost. It seems to be missing the reverse-color dots in the center of each half.
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Carol Elkins 5 years ago
We whose passion is painting dots on rocks to create mandalas call what he has done here "top dotting." This is lovely.
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Jackie Williams 5 years ago
If it were me, this iui s the ONLY one that would not have been finished!!!🥴 ALL are Awesomely AWESOME!
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Luna Lovegood 5 years ago
(I'm replying to Paco not you Hermione, sorry there is no reply button on his comment) They do it because they like the character and there is nothing wrong with that. What is so much "smarter" about Paco Pacito anyways? It makes her happy to use that as her name, it's her choice, it doesn't bother you. I could even say the same thing about you. Why do you use a photo of a character that clearly isn't you? I could call that copying and unoriginal. But I don't. You clearly like that character and wanted to show it, and there's nothing wrong with that. Stop being a hypocrite.
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Sandra Bartsch 5 years ago
Human for scale- gives an impression on how big these rocks actually are. Wow. Thought the patterns were smaller.
Robert Schweickert 5 years ago
its going to form a portal that will take him to the beginning of earth🌌🌀
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sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
I doubt the artist, Jon, expects us to choose a favorite, all are amazing !!!
Jodi Holzer 5 years ago
These kind remind me of the moon and solar system. Absolutely Beautiful, every single one!!
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Ashley Wright 5 years ago
And this is what his college education “paid for”.... #disappointedparents
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gracefullikeagazelle 5 years ago
I just wanted to lie down on top of it (=
Load More Replies... Tura Walters 5 years ago
Looks like a manta ray gliding through the ocean. All of these creations are beautiful.
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Non-New-Toni-An 5 years ago (edited)
Pebble-people plan on paddling; Purple-Pebble plots to plunder a platypus. Pious-Pebble pacifies the platoon with platitudes and ponders the plight of participants.
katboxjanitor 5 years ago
I wish there was a video or a slide-show of the tides as those rocks submerge and resurface as the placement returns to its chaotic original form.
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Ranae Pearce 5 years ago
I totally did this when I was at the beach and I thought I was being such a nerd now I know I was just completely artistic and that it is considered therapeutic I just thought I was being obsessive lol!
Susanna Latvaniemi 5 years ago
When you say that.. I start remember my chilhood.. I did this then too.. 😶
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Michel Inaba 5 years ago
Many ask what our purpose is. I think you have found it: the creation of beauty.
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
All the beauty, this takes, artistic talent,creativity and patience !!!
Jodi Holzer 5 years ago
The colours it these stone's are amazing. You can't find that on my beaches in South Florida. More shell's than stones,,, still beautiful and inspiring.
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Debbie Scott 5 years ago
Such beauty and inspiration! I would love a calendar or photo series to purchase. Just amazing and beyond words.
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netwitch tatjana 5 years ago
You think there is more than one snake...? Hm...
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weatherwitch 5 years ago
This one must have taken Hours of patience and steady hands to create 😍😍
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weatherwitch 5 years ago
I know this sounds terrible because they're obviously proud with this creation but I really wish this stunning image didn't have the person in it 😞
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Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
For some reason the rougher stones then the smooth make me uncomfortable.
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Bambi 5 years ago
Imagine the insane amount of creativity, time & patience it must've taken to come up with the designs and implement them. I'm just floored..
Spikey Bunny 5 years ago
And actually quite a bit of healthy/quiet exercise!
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Mona Khadra 5 years ago
This is probably the greatest article on BP I've seen. I love rocks, stones, seashells, Crystals and of course the beach. Very creative and beautiful.
Full Name 5 years ago
Nothing beats when something hits on so many levels you feel as if it was made just for you.
Load More Replies... Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Sometime in the future, three scientists will be at each others throats. One claiming that all evidence tells of a fertility cult, another disclaiming that as rubbish, since it is clear beyond doubt that the ancients were worshipping the sea and the sea creatures, while the third one is certain that these were attempts to channel cosmic energy possibly even as energy paths guiding space entities of unknown kinds. Well done, pebble picker!
N G 5 years ago
Some of these pictures are hallucinogenic........ i think the artist was stoned
Hinchess 5 years ago
These are so beautiful. I would love to somehow have them made into a more permanent and stable form and used as a patio. These artists could have a very lucrative business installing patios.
Cold Contagious 5 years ago
His works are magnificent. Using nature, her contours, flow, to create such beauty is so magical. I know he says in the quote that he sometimes has a plan, but sometimes not at all. I wonder if he just lets nature speak to him, per se', and be inspired by his surroundings at that moment. His creations are so beautiful, jewelry would be amazing modeled after so many of these. I would love to wear them. His skills are truly fabulous.
Bambi 5 years ago
Imagine the insane amount of creativity, time & patience it must've taken to come up with the designs and implement them. I'm just floored..
Spikey Bunny 5 years ago
And actually quite a bit of healthy/quiet exercise!
Load More Replies... Mona Khadra 5 years ago
This is probably the greatest article on BP I've seen. I love rocks, stones, seashells, Crystals and of course the beach. Very creative and beautiful.
Full Name 5 years ago
Nothing beats when something hits on so many levels you feel as if it was made just for you.
Load More Replies... Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Sometime in the future, three scientists will be at each others throats. One claiming that all evidence tells of a fertility cult, another disclaiming that as rubbish, since it is clear beyond doubt that the ancients were worshipping the sea and the sea creatures, while the third one is certain that these were attempts to channel cosmic energy possibly even as energy paths guiding space entities of unknown kinds. Well done, pebble picker!
N G 5 years ago
Some of these pictures are hallucinogenic........ i think the artist was stoned
Hinchess 5 years ago
These are so beautiful. I would love to somehow have them made into a more permanent and stable form and used as a patio. These artists could have a very lucrative business installing patios.
Cold Contagious 5 years ago
His works are magnificent. Using nature, her contours, flow, to create such beauty is so magical. I know he says in the quote that he sometimes has a plan, but sometimes not at all. I wonder if he just lets nature speak to him, per se', and be inspired by his surroundings at that moment. His creations are so beautiful, jewelry would be amazing modeled after so many of these. I would love to wear them. His skills are truly fabulous.
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