Patricia Johanson

Patricia Johanson should be the poster child for the ecological art movement. Not only is her work superbly breathtaking, her work epitomizes the mixing of art making and earth saving. If I was to put Patricia'a work in a subsection of eco-art I would most likely term it reclamation work, though she does not necessarily re-enter a damaged area and restore it to its original state, she is rehabilitating a damaged ecosystem through the installation of her work while simultaneously fulfilling the needs of the human population. I find it a truly beautiful attribute of Johanson's work that she seeks to find a happy medium between the need of the reclaimed spaces natural ecosystem and humans, I feel it a wise choice to appease those with power while at the same time succeeding in her quest to help the environment.

My favorite project of Johanson's (at least in an aesthetic sense) is Fair Park Lagoon in Dallas, Texas

The Lagoon was not only made to help the ecosystem of the site, but was actually modeled after two plants native to the area; the Delta Duck-Potato and the Texas Fern.