#143: Art and Natural History

There is an expectation that the way the natural world is represented by artists will form part of the new specification.

This is 'art' in numerous forms - paintings, photography, poetry, music etc.

This is an image from an exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia.

Hopefully those teaching the new specification will keep an eye out for relevant local art to direct students to (or perhaps make for themselves in collaborations with art departments).

It is a collaborative work by Heather Ackroyd and Daniel Harvey and is called 'Beuys' Acorn'

It is a C-type photographic print.

According to the artists, "It traces the germination of an acorn over time and symbolises nature's regeneration and evokes a senses of responsibility towards the natural world".

Image: Alan Parkinson - copyright resides with the artists.