#walter mason

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Portrait of jazz musician, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington and actor Walter Mason. Handwritten on back: "Ellington, Duke. Bandleader, pianist, composter. Walter Mason."

E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

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“Remember when you took down Two-Tonne in that jewel heist a few months ago? You’re more than capable of hunting down these fugitives.” Mason told her authoritatively, his tone gentle and unwavering, yet still stern and commanding. 

“I just don’t think I’m ready for such a task,” her voice squeaked, almost too quietly to hear had it not been for her voice naturally being rather high-pitched. The Mark’s jade green eyes glided along the faded blue carpeted floor, and up into the steely eyes of the older Aston Martin bearing down over her. Her tank twisted, as she wanted to prove to her mentor that she was cut out to do such an important task, but when it came to comparing her assets with the knowledge of her absent mentor, she felt she might as well have been a lightning bug trying to compete with the sun. 

“Well like it or not, Miss Shiftwell, you’re our only asset. Yes, you are a new agent, barely even two years within your field, but you have proven yourself to be capable.”

“Miss Shiftwell, do you really think I would give you an assignment if I did not think you were capable of doing it?” Mason asked, his gaze transfixed on the purple sportscar. 

[art-elysian]

Walter Mason

Similar to the work of legendary land artist Andy Goldsworthy, Mason’s land art captures the beauty of different seasons. He splits his photographs into three different categories: Fall, Winter and Spring/Summer. Through his photos, Mason shows that each season has its own forms of natural beauty. 

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Interview: Land Artist Walter Mason

Walter Mason of Germany considers himself a land artist but what exactly does that mean? A land artist is someone who uses nature as an art form, displaying materials like flowers, soil, snow, rocks in their natural habitat. Walter Mason's vision is particularly stunning. In fact, the photograph shown above has

Looking at the work of land Artist Walter Mason there is a beautiful quote that I took from the interview - 

‘Nature can do without us, but we cannot do without it.’

It’s really true, without trees we wouldn’t be able to survive. Without a lot of things within nature we wouldn’t be able to survive.

Another interesting quote is:

‘I think seasons can help remind us how instable everything really is.‘

This is something he wants to show within his work. 

I haven’t decided what my problem that I need to solve yet is however I’m finding so much beauty in all these sculptures and land art that this is a way I am really considering to develop my work. I’m thinking of perhaps using leaves and hand stitching, this is something I am very unsure about as I don’t how stitching is linked to leaves falling however I think it could create something really beautiful. 

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Interview: Land Artist Walter Mason

Walter Mason of Germany considers himself a land artist but what exactly does that mean? A land artist is someone who uses nature as an art form, displaying materials like flowers, soil, snow, rocks in their natural habitat. Walter Mason's vision is particularly stunning. In fact, the photograph shown above has

[detroitlib]

View of actor Walter Mason and an unidentified actress in "Native son." Handwritten on back: "Mason, Walter. Actor, producer, director. Mason as Bigger in 'A native son.'" 1952.

Courtesy of the E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

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STRIKING LAND ART by Walter Mason

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Walter Mason