Omer Tiroche Gallery

Miami Beach
Omer Tiroche Gallery

Richard Long

(British, born 1945)

Richard Long is a prominent English sculptor and practitioner of Land Art. His work derives inspiration from personal experience, geographic history, and plant life. Employing natural materials—ranging from water, rocks, and mud—Long creates works that trace his physical movement through space, as seen in his seminal work A Line Made by Walking (1967). The outdoor environment shapes Long's process, wherein he often forms circles and lines using local materials. “I like the idea that art can be made anywhere,” the artist has said. “Perhaps seen by few people, or not recognized as art when they do.” Born on June 2, 1945 in Clifton, United Kingdom, he often played in the countryside of Avon Gorge growing...