La imposibilidad de la naturaleza
Subtitle: arte y naturaleza en el arte colombiano contemporáneo, 1991-2003
By: Óscar Mauricio Ardilla Luna.
Edition: 1. ed.
Series: Punto aparte
Publisher: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Bogotá
Language: spa
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9789587019223
Subjects: Nature in art; Ecology in art; Art, Colombian -- 20th century; Art, Colombian -- 21st century
Description: Author Ardila Luna reconsiders the artistic representation of nature and the constant concern against natural disasters, developing theories on the crisis of modernity and how different environmental effects have affected Colombian art. The study is divided in 2 chapters: 1) "The Interprested Landscape" is a study of a landscape exhibition by the same name organized in 1999 by the museum of the Banco de la República, and 2) "Art and environmental anxiety" analyzes various exhibitions where artist reflect their ecological concerns. Includes interviews with Alberto Baraya and Maria Elvira Escallón. This is a major contribution to the literature on art, landscape, the environment and the relationship of disaster facing Colombia.
Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (master's--Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2007).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-149).