STAN HERD AND HIS TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING TO CREATE EARTHWORKS AROUND THE WORLD FOR OVER 40 YEARS
CONTACT: stanherd@gmail.com
For four decades Herd and team have worked with diverse communities globally in support of the land and the people historically connected to it.
Beyond earthworks, the artist continues to create paintings, prints, and sculpture along with the occasional film production and musical engagement in the cultural Mecca of Lawrence, KS.
Working with the Consulate Generals in Texas and Kansas, the artist is setting his sights on permanent earthworks in Mexico with Claudia Sheinbaum in celebration of “The Decade of Indigenous People”.
“Our goal is to establish new cultural and humanitarian relationships with our neighbors to the south - reaching out a hand of friendship rather than a fist of accusation.” - Stan Herd
COUNTRYSIDE, NYC, 1993
NEW YORK CITY - The creation of the one acre Earthwork, Countryside, constructed on the Hudson River, Manhattan’s westside in 1993 became the subject of a feature length film capturing the help of 3 men living in shelters, Manhattan’s Westside, the 9 month odyssey was captured in the feature length movie ‘Earthwork’ created in 2011, staring the actor John Hawkes playing the artist role.
in celebration of the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s 100th anniversary, the museum commissioned stan herd to recreate Van Gogh’s ‘Olive Trees’ (in their collection)…on 2 acres at the nearby international airport…which got the attention of -
the JiCheng family in Yunnan China…A 4 acre permanent earthwork which took 2 years to build- Young Woman of China.
FOLLOWING ON THE HEELS OF THE VISIONARY EARTHWORK ARTISTS TURREL, SMITHSON, HOLT, AND WALTER D’ MARIA, IT WAS THE ARTIST CHRISTO’S ‘RUNNING FENCE’ THAT PROVIDED THE IMPETUS FOR HERD TO DEDICATE HIS LIFE TO HIS PURSUIT OF ART AROUND THE PLANET. CONTACT - STANHERD@GMAIL.COM
