Sentences with phrase «rocks forming spiral»

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Perhaps the most famous example of land art is Smithson's Spiral Jetty of 1970, a monumental sculpture of a winding coil formed by thousands of tons of basalt rocks and earth.

In the completion of this earth sculpture, Smithson had to rearrange rock, soil and algae to form a long (1500 feet) spiral - shaped jetty jutting out into the Great Salt Lake in Utah.

Smithson's Spiral Jetty (1970), a huge spiral of rock and salt crystal in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, is a characteristic example of the land artSpiral Jetty (1970), a huge spiral of rock and salt crystal in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, is a characteristic example of the land artspiral of rock and salt crystal in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, is a characteristic example of the land art form.