Daniel Dancer and Skysight
Oregon conceptual artist, Daniel Dancer, became fascinated with sky art while traveling in South America in the 80's and encountering the famous Nazca Lines of Peru. When he returned home, he began working with Kansas field artist, Stan Herd, who creates giant images on the Earth (like the one above) by using a tractor as a paint brush and crops for color. One day, Daniel decided to bring an entire elementary school out to perform as beads on the headband of a 20 acre Indian head. The result was stunning. A decade later, while visiting in Kansas, the parents of one of the "bead kids" told him that the experience was the most memorable thing their son did in school, that it taught him that things aren't always as they seem . . . a big picture view of the world is really important.
Dancer's decade long photography work with Stan became the material for a five-year touring show with Exhibits USA called Fields in Focus:Art For the Sky, and a book called Crop Art and Other Earth Works. Daniel's fascination with developing humanity's big picture vision led him to work with Lighthawk (the environmental air force) aerially documenting the human impacts upon the natural world. His interest guided him across the continent in the creation of varied art works upon the Earth that made the most sense when viewed from above. Believing that "only from the sky can we truly understand our rightful fit in the world," Daniel's mission is to awaken what he calls, our "sky-sightedness" something he feels lies dormant within us all. Daniel has worked with communities from Alaska to Alabama to create art upon the Earth. This work was featured in another Exhibits USA tour called Sacred Ground-Sacred Sky: An Eco-Experience which became their second most requested show in its five year tour across the country. This 32 picture educational exhibit is currently seeking a permanent home where it can be on public display. All of Dancer's work to date is documented in his book, DESPERATE PRAYERS: A Quest for Sense in a Senseless Time. A father of two, Daniel is adept at working with adults and children of all ages. Daniel is also a singer-songwriter whose music is featured on his first CD called Wild is the Way recorded with his favorite band, SweetJuice. Dancer is the founder of Rowena Wilds, a 200 acre, eco-community near Hood River, Oregon where he lives in his home built of recycled and Earth friendly materials. Dancer has a masters degree in psychology from the University of Kansas.
Dancer's decade long photography work with Stan became the material for a five-year touring show with Exhibits USA called Fields in Focus:Art For the Sky, and a book called Crop Art and Other Earth Works. Daniel's fascination with developing humanity's big picture vision led him to work with Lighthawk (the environmental air force) aerially documenting the human impacts upon the natural world. His interest guided him across the continent in the creation of varied art works upon the Earth that made the most sense when viewed from above. Believing that "only from the sky can we truly understand our rightful fit in the world," Daniel's mission is to awaken what he calls, our "sky-sightedness" something he feels lies dormant within us all. Daniel has worked with communities from Alaska to Alabama to create art upon the Earth. This work was featured in another Exhibits USA tour called Sacred Ground-Sacred Sky: An Eco-Experience which became their second most requested show in its five year tour across the country. This 32 picture educational exhibit is currently seeking a permanent home where it can be on public display. All of Dancer's work to date is documented in his book, DESPERATE PRAYERS: A Quest for Sense in a Senseless Time. A father of two, Daniel is adept at working with adults and children of all ages. Daniel is also a singer-songwriter whose music is featured on his first CD called Wild is the Way recorded with his favorite band, SweetJuice. Dancer is the founder of Rowena Wilds, a 200 acre, eco-community near Hood River, Oregon where he lives in his home built of recycled and Earth friendly materials. Dancer has a masters degree in psychology from the University of Kansas.
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