"Fall Leaves Westchester" by Alan Sonfist

Media: leaves and paper
Dimensions: 18 by 36 in.

Date: 1970

Born and raised in the South Bronx of NYC, Sonfist earned a Masters degree in Art from Hunter College, studied at Ohio State University and went on to focus on Visual Studies at MIT Cambridge, Massachusetts. He published critically acclaimed works involving environmental art, and has spoken and lectured extensively on the subject. Alan Sonfist has exhibited at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts.

In his "Green Art" collage "Fall Leaves Westchester" Sonfist uses materials found in nature as well as a play on words. He transforms the generic organic materials into unique, expressive art. “He tells the stories of cultural and natural habitats. And awakens our responsibilities to the conservation of our environment” – C.S. Johnson, Horticulture Magazine.

Artist's wbsite:
http://www.alansonfist.com/