| Process Art - The History | | | | forms of nature, which are often subject of the |
| The exact origin of Process Art is considered to be | | | | other art forms. |
| somewhere around mid-1960s. Considering the human | | | | The Artists |
| inquisitive disposition, it can be said that it originated | | | | Process artists often prefer anonymity to popularity. |
| around the time when the world was trying to | | | | But, the fame achieved by great artists is always |
| understand the reasons behind their acts during and | | | | when they expected it the least. American sculptor |
| post the world wars. Process Art began in the | | | | Lynda Benglis (born 1941), British-Sri Lankan artist |
| Americas and Europe, spreading soon to the rest of | | | | Chris Drury (born 1948), German-American sculptor |
| the world. The Drip Paintings of the American painter | | | | Eva Hesse (1936-70), and American artist Bruce |
| Jackson Pollock (1912-56) are often credited with its | | | | Nauman (born 1941) are often considered as the |
| onset. | | | | leaders of this art form. However, artists like Robert |
| The Details | | | | Morris (American - born 1931), Christopher Le Tyrell, |
| Process Art is a revolutionary movement where | | | | and Alan Scarritt have also made a mark for |
| creativity is the focus, rather than the form of art, | | | | themselves in the genre. Their masterly use of |
| such as paintings, sculpture, and pottery. It is | | | | cutting, hanging, dropping, and other organic |
| concerned with the process going into forming an | | | | processes used to bring out the essence of Process |
| artwork. It is more of a ritual, a realization of | | | | Art. |
| performance, and the sense of pride. Process Art | | | | The Art Works |
| treats creativity as a beautiful journey and not as a | | | | Process artists accomplish their artwork by the use |
| means of obtaining a product in the form of a work | | | | of perishable and transitory materials, such as dead |
| of art. The most sought after themes in Process Art | | | | rabbits, steam, fat, ice, cereal, sawdust, and grass. |
| are change and transience, which are a driving force | | | | Its forms of shamanic and religious rituals, sand |
| of life. Process Art involves improvisation, adaptability, | | | | painting, sun dance, and other cultural forms are well |
| change, and liberation. Use of materials, like wax, felt, | | | | known. However, the most famous Process artwork |
| and latex are more common than paint and colors, | | | | is the construction of a Vajrayana Buddhist Sand |
| which emphasizes its ephemeral nature. In fact, it | | | | Mandala of the Medicine Buddha by the monks of |
| aims to laude nature and not represent the various | | | | Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca (2001), New York. |