Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Blaenau Ffestiniog Circle
LONG, Richard (Studied at West of England College of Art, Bristol and St Martin's School of Art, London. Long is the main figure in a generation of British landscape artists.)
Richard Long is a key figure in the development of conceptual art in Britain. His work embodies the landscape and marked a significant change in the methods artists use to represent the environment. Circles often feature in Long’s work, echoing ancient stone circles. In this sculpture, the artist selected pieces of slate from Llechwedd Quarry in Blaenau Ffestiniog. The landscape is literally brought into the gallery.
Image: © Richard Long. All Rights Reserved. DACS 2024/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 24418
Creation/Production
LONG, Richard
Date: 2011
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of Art Fund, 13/3/2012
Purchased with support from The Art Fund
Measurements
diam
(cm): 400
Techniques
constructed
Material
slate
Location
Currently on loan
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