JUNE WOEST
  • My Why
  • I See Land
  • Weather Gear
  • Aerial Photos
  • Colored Glass
  • Longing to Travel
  • ___________________
  • Super Humans
    • People Sculptures
    • People Posters
  • ___________________
  • At Home in Here
    • Indoor Installation
  • RoadsignUSA
    • Roadsign #1
    • ....more Roadsigns >
      • Goodbye Bill Hello Annise #2
      • Preserving Space #3
      • Nap #4
      • Your Calm Able Spirit #5
      • Rat Race #7
      • Four Lilys #8
      • Summer Tonic #9
      • Espectacular #10
      • Yogi On Location #11
  • Pharmacy Domesticus
    • Outdoor Installation
  • ___________________
  • Community Projects
    • Wedgespace | the Project
    • Ebola at Hcc
    • Knitting Time
    • Food & Water $6.00 oz.
    • Peppermint Tonic
    • Damaged Ceramics
    • Notes on Religion
    • Earth Shattering
    • Municipal Dirt >
      • Concept | Year One >
        • 2009 Human Nature Planted
        • 2010 Preserving Space
  • Invitationals
    • L’esprit De L’escalier
    • Borrowed Hands >
      • Critical Ceramics Essay by Dana Padgett
    • Seed Rooms >
      • More About Seed Rooms
    • Copenhagen
    • Home Health Care Mini-Many
    • Aggregates
  • Gardens
    • Trellis
    • Tree Therapy
    • Dormant
    • Lily Pads
  • ____________________
  • CV
  • Teaching Philosophy
  • Bio
  • My Why
  • I See Land
  • Weather Gear
  • Aerial Photos
  • Colored Glass
  • Longing to Travel
  • ___________________
  • Super Humans
    • People Sculptures
    • People Posters
  • ___________________
  • At Home in Here
    • Indoor Installation
  • RoadsignUSA
    • Roadsign #1
    • ....more Roadsigns >
      • Goodbye Bill Hello Annise #2
      • Preserving Space #3
      • Nap #4
      • Your Calm Able Spirit #5
      • Rat Race #7
      • Four Lilys #8
      • Summer Tonic #9
      • Espectacular #10
      • Yogi On Location #11
  • Pharmacy Domesticus
    • Outdoor Installation
  • ___________________
  • Community Projects
    • Wedgespace | the Project
    • Ebola at Hcc
    • Knitting Time
    • Food & Water $6.00 oz.
    • Peppermint Tonic
    • Damaged Ceramics
    • Notes on Religion
    • Earth Shattering
    • Municipal Dirt >
      • Concept | Year One >
        • 2009 Human Nature Planted
        • 2010 Preserving Space
  • Invitationals
    • L’esprit De L’escalier
    • Borrowed Hands >
      • Critical Ceramics Essay by Dana Padgett
    • Seed Rooms >
      • More About Seed Rooms
    • Copenhagen
    • Home Health Care Mini-Many
    • Aggregates
  • Gardens
    • Trellis
    • Tree Therapy
    • Dormant
    • Lily Pads
  • ____________________
  • CV
  • Teaching Philosophy
  • Bio
JUNE WOEST

Concept for Human Nature Planted

Digital Sketch by June Woest

                    

Picture




Concept for Pharmacy Domesticus in Russ Pitman Park, by Urban Artist Claudia Franco, 2008

An outdoor art exhibition, Human Nature Planted, in Russ Pitman Park, 7112 Newcastle, Bellaire, TX, from April 4, through May 2, 2009.  The show explored the human handprint in the natural world and how it positively and negatively influences the environment.

Like people, the mix of native and non-native plants in the nature conservancy in Russ Pitman Park have learned to manage their natural habitat, to negotiate reserves such as nutrients in the soil, rainfall for root stimulation, and sun and shade for natural air conditioning. Twelve Texas artists installed their sculptural installations while considering growth patterns of urban flora to generate their own creations. They introduced natural and man-made materials into the garden to show beneficial or destructive forces at play when competing for natural resources. The opening reception for the exhibition is free to the public from 5-7 pm, on Saturday, April 4, 2009. Park hours are 9 am - 9 pm, every day.

June Woest, founder of Urban Artists studio, and assistant Claudia Franco coordinated the park exhibition in conjunction with the Nature Discovery Center in Bellaire. One of the missions of Urban Artists is to create sculpture that is community aware and environmentally conscious. The Urban Artists work in the domestic landscape and investigate the relationships between human behavior, health, and the environment. The group works cooperatively with communities via exhibition, research, and collaboration. In the Woest & Urban Artists' artwork, thousands of orange prescription bottles appear oddly organic and naturalistic up close, but out of place when viewed at a distance. The sheer number of prescription bottles make visible the incredible advances of science and medicine in our culture while questioning the impact of the industry on the natural environment.

2009 - Participating Artists




Amie Adelman
Andis Applewhite
Lucinda Cobley
Michael Crowder
Nathaniel Donnett
Orna Feinstein
Kathy Hall
Keith Hollingsworth
Kathy Kelley
Jason Dean Moul
Mari Omori
June Woest & Urban Artists
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