Painter and sculptor Richard Long is regarded as one of Britain’s most prominent Land artists, known for his permanent and transient works in several mediums, which address the complex relationship between humans and nature. Long was born in Bristol, and studied at the West of England School of Art and St. Martin’s School of Art in London. Employing natural materials—ranging from water, rocks, and mud in a variety of mediums, such as sculpture, installation, text, and paintings—Long creates works that trace his movement, largely walking on foot, through different landscapes in England, Scotland, and the western United States.