Every fall in Osijek, Croatia – Nikola Faller, academic sculptor and Osijek land artist, creates this magic.
Her drawings are made by raking leaves.
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“every photographed object is merely the trace left behind by the disappearance of all the rest.
it is an almost perfect crime,
and almost total resolution of the world,
which merely leave the illusion of a particular object shining forth,
the image of which then becomes an impenetrable enigma.”
-jean baudrillard
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image credits: plava planeta, suzana vida-suz
So beautiful. I love creativity. Lights up the world. Quote is also awesome.
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it does. and something about that quote is quite stunning to me –
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Agreed.
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Imagine the patience required. A beautiful meditative practice that others can see for themselves…exquisite.
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I so agree –
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How creative to turn what others see as a nuisance in to such beautiful visual images. This is so cool!
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I agree; I wonder if at some point all those leaves get raked up and taken away…
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perhaps –
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that’s exactly right, brad –
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How magical!
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it does look magical
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That looks lovely, great idea!
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so great –
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Wow!
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wow is right 0
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😊
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What an awesome art.
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it’s amazing
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I’m amazed at the creative ideas people have.
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Me too
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🥰😍
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A question wrapped up in an enigma. Lovely pictures.
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indeed –
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Wow! Kudos to the artist for having the patience to make such beautiful artistry with an ‘ordinary’ item about which most of us complain! I can only hope that the wind will remain still long enough for many to see!
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temporary like most natural art, and the artists accept that
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Oh! this is cool! ❤
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I think so too!
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I have a lot of art possibilities lying in my backyard right this minute, Beth … Nope, not up to the challenge. Wow, these are beautiful.
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kind of motivating? not )
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It’s like Tibetan sand art, but with leaves. Very cool.
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yes!
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I wonder if he volunteers to rake people’s yards, and six hours later this is what they find 🙂
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kind of motivating you to rake, isn’t it? )
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now I feel lazy just raking them all into our street…
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Just make one swirl, c’mon!
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I tried, but the wind added a bit of a challenge…
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Gorgeous. Kinda like the guy on the beach who creates wonderful art with a couple sticks and then watches the tide erase it. Stuff like this is humans at our best.
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Oh,I so agree, Jim
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Art with trees and leaves?????? Yes please!
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Yes, yes!
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It’s so beautiful and unusual. I suspect it’s much like some sand art; it’s meant to be blown away in time. Its ephemeral nature is a large part of its appeal. It certainly gives another meaning to Robert Frost’s phrase, that “nothing gold can stay.”
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Exactly spot on
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Her art is amazing!
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It also is!
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So is!)
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So beth are you trying to tell me this guy he is a rake, but he is not a pick up artist ?
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Hahahaha
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Love the art. Love the quote. Love autumn. Thanks for sharing such a great post.
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And thank you for reading and commenting
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Pleasure.
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I try to do that, but then the wind blows, creating its own art. It’s easier to make piles for composting.
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That’s right
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My yard is a blank leafy canvas, ready and waiting for this artist to begin!
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Wonderful
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As one can see, even dead leaves can make art. Lovely post Beth 😊
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There is beauty to be found in everything
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One only has to look. You are right Beth, all the best.
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I love everything about this. Thank you for sharing. I going to look for more photographs of her work.
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I’m sure there are more out there, it’s beautiful work
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Beautiful!
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Get out in your yard and create, dk-
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interesting
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Yes –
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Wow, ground breaking!
(⺣◡⺣)♡*
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Quite literally)
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( ‾́ ◡ ‾́ )
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Raking leaves – how clever. That’s temporary art.
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Yes!
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Wow, people make better art than me just raking their leaves!
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right?
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This is a wonderful idea — and to pull it off so well with those neat spirals and swirls. Thanks for posting these photos 🙂
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right! and my pleasure –
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Hmmm…beautiful and I would love it if we all did it but I’m not sure it would last very long with the leaves blowing away and new one’s landing from different trees. It’s so cool.
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Everything is temporary
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I’ve never seen anything like this–it’s stunning. I love the fallen leaves; I’m not a raker, although I do blow the leaves off of my porch area.It seems nature knows what to do with itself so it’s best I not interfere too much. This is inspiring!
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appreciation for this beauty does not always lead to creating it, that’s why sharing is good )
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Yes, thank you!
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As a child, I loved shaping leaves into leaf houses. At school. At home. But I never thought to create anything beyond that. This is really thinking outside the box and I love how accessible this is to anyone with a desire to create art.
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I so agree
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How does she keep the leaves in her art when the wind comes along?
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it’s temporary -and at the whim of the weather
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I see!
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How awesome!! How beautiful!!
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it is!
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Did you say she makes this art by raking the leaves? That’s impressive.
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yes, it’s all done with a rake
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Cool, how beautiful 😍
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it is –
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Absolutely amazing!
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i thought so too –
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Amazing ❤
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it is beautiful, isn’t it?
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Yes beth. Its awesome ❤
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Do you know the work of Andy Goldsworthy? He works only with natural materials and they are almost always in natural settings.
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one of my favorite artists, each year i teach my class about him and we create art projects in his style, taking photos of them and letting them return to nature. i thought of him when i saw this installation
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Then you must have seen Rivers and Tides, a documentary which observes Goldsworthy at work! I flew home for a visit one year and my best friend insisted we go see the film. That was my introduction to his work – when I came home I promptly went out and bought a book on his artwork. He is wonder-full.
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yes, i loved it!
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Wow!! Those pictures are amazing!
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aren’t they beautiful?
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Yes! Love how versatile art is. No limits!
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So right
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This actually so creative, and the color interaction is wonderful like it’s lighted out
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I think so too –
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Amazing!
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isn’t it beautiful?
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