Richard Long Richard Long (born 2 June 1945) is an English sculptor, photographer and painter, one of the best known British land artists. Long is the only artist to be shortlisted for the Turner Prize four times, and he is reputed to have refused the prize in 1984. He was nominated in 1984, 1987, 1988 and he then won the award in 1989 for White Water Line. Long made his international reputation during the 1970s with sculptures made as the result of epic walks, these take him through rural and remote areas in Britain, or as far afield as the plains of Canada, Mongolia and Bolivia.
Richard Longs work is all about movement in a space and i feel that he rerally portrays that well and also in a way that is effective to all viewers. The way he positions his pieces and the way thry are constructed help lead the eye around the structure so you want to know where is it taking you and where is it heading next. The fact that he likes to work in different places help create different feelings towards them as a very open landscape is very effective as the feeling becomes relaxed whereas instead of using a confined place where its congested and the movement is very busy then it becomes too much for the eye to understand and take in. however Long using simply lines to help control congestion and influence the eye to guide around his sculpture.