Landscape Natural and Urban

Landscape painting dates to Greek and Chinese antiquity and, in our modern sensibility, assumes a near timeless quality as an artistic subject. It was in fact only recently that landscape art was made a subject in and of itself. Beginning in the seventeenth century, with Dutch artists' focus on natural environments and perspectives, and further developed by both representational and nonrepresentational traditions, modern artists began using expressive colors and experimental techniques to emphasize subjective experience over faithful depiction. Driven by dissatisfaction with urban life, some modern artists sought refuge in nature, where some of the most radical artistic experiments emerged. Others sought out new points of view on the city itself, where urban space suggested both new forms of freedom but also unprecedented alienation. In the present day, 'landscape' no longer means merely untouched nature. Nature is no longer seen as a refuge but as something increasingly fragile and threatened with destruction, while urban growth has continued across the world. Site:Brooklyn invites submissions across all mediums that explore contemporary landscape. These works can be grounded in place or imagination, whether celebrating natural forms or interrogating humanity's relationship with the environment we inhabit and transform.