LandEscape Art Review Special Issue | Page 225

Joanne Gravelin

LandE scape

CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW these scenes are so fascinating to me . Why is a lone crooked telephone pole on the side of the road amidst overgrown shrubs so intriguing ? Why is it fabulous ? And the only answers I can offer is that it ’ s because it ’ s become so commonplace and so mundane . But shouldn ’ t it be weird ? Shouldn ’ t it be strange to see random metal poles and wires layered over nature ? But it ’ s not and I ’ m sure a lot of people don ’ t even notice