Robert Smithson

Robert Smithson was a painter, writer, filmmaker and sculptor, although he was most known for his earthworks. The Spiral Jetty is perhaps Smithson's most popular piece of art, being entirely built of salt, crystals, water, earth, basalt rocks, and mus. This piece of art as built in Salt Lake City, Utah in the year 1970. During this time, water levels were low, but within a few years rose and the Spiral Jetty remained unseen for thirty years. It became revisible in 2004 and more recently in 2010. 

Sprial Jetty 1970

AI'm personally a big fan of earthwork. For some reason it represents purity, innocence, truth, evolution, life and beauty to me. Perhaps it is because there aren't many chemicals used and death isn't necessarily a popular theme, something I'm not a big fan of.. Anyway, I found the Spiral Getty to be a magnificent piece of earthwork because I have never seen anything like it. It looks so beautiful and I think what makes it more special is that it is not always visible and it only becomes visible during droughts; besides that, water is always covering it. I'd be thrilled to go examine this Spiral Jetty myself.