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Escaping the confinements of a g eachery wall, we leave the formalistic persuasionls of limitations that nontextual matter set by the existing parameters. Thinking beyond the white walls allows a bridge amongst humanity and art enabling them to have a direct relationship and become one. They become a harmony of two voices, clarity a marriage. The form, veridical and even the birth process of the work takes the location into account. The surrounding space in itself may act as an artistic element(Jokela). The locale of a work of art is not just a particular setting but something that completely becomes involved within the work. Their direct relationship is unifying, feeding discharge each other while not allowing the characteristics of one becoming more important than the characteristics of the other. The significance is what the viewer sees and the artists purpose for the work. The gaps are blurred. contrivance in the natural environment captivates ones attention as to the way t hat the elements of true reality play a role in it. The idea of art moving to the outdoor world leaves no restrictions to a certain style, and it abandons formal and traditional artistic ideas and values. Works of art escaping simplistic white walls of a gallery was a branch off of minimalism in the 1960s and 1970s, taking concepts such as experiencing space around a form to the succeeding(prenominal) level (Nisbet.) This particular movement of art converging into daily life linked spacial and environmental awareness on a physicality and conceptual level. When art is experienced outdoors, it is not sequestered but brought together with physical existence. The work becomes a mental and bodily experience for the viewers to really observe. Conversely, in a gallery, the walls already exist in the peripheral vis... ... the wind and light creating dialogue between each other. This art closely pays attention to the living dish aerial and in transitioning from one of the structures to t he other (Castro). The artists connection to nature is respectful, almost sacral. It is as if the work refers to natures own beauty or significance. The work of art opens ones eyes to see something ordinary and everyday in a new way(Jokela). Central park was of study importance to this piece in being made, and it became a part of others lives who lived there and saw Central Park on a daily basis. According to the couple, art is meant to be a life experience for themselves and for the viewers, which is something that cant completely be fulfilled within a gallery system. When the work is completed, it incorporates itself into something that perpetuates into nature and all its environmental effects.