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- Title
PETER'S GARDEN: CASE STUDY OF A SPANISH ART ENVIRONMENT.
- Authors
HERNÁNDEZ, Jo Farb
- Abstract
This case study of Peter Buch, self-taught creator-build-er of an art environment in the remote mountains of Spain's Castellon province, is contextualized within a broader discussion of the worldwide phenomenon of such invented spaces. Intimately linked to their creator in a way generally unmatched in any other circumstances of art, archi-tecture, or landscaping, these sites are developed through an additive and organic process of creation, without formal architectural designs or en-gineering plans. Fabricated and found objects are combined into monu-mental compositions that are generally "permanently" fixed on site, and may often combine elements of architecture, sculpture, landscaping, and painting. As such, they draw their power from the spatial context of the site itself as well as from the innovative multi-dimensionality of the in-teraction of the discrete elements, an experiential interface that creates a potency that is significantly dissipated if discrete works are removed or the site is demolished.
- Subjects
SPANISH arts; SPANISH architecture; SPANISH landscape painting; ARCHITECTURAL designs; BUCH, Peter; DISCRETE element method
- Publication
Environment, Space, Place, 2014, Vol 6, Issue 1, p97
- ISSN
2066-5377
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5840/esplace2014615