Gregory Euclide is an artist and teacher living in the Minnesota River Valley. His reverence for the natural world originates from his childhood in rural Wisconsin, where he developed an appreciation for experience in the land. The interconnectedness of the environment and culture has led Euclide to an exploration of how landscape (a way of viewing the land) is tied to the actual treatment and use of land. Euclide received his MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and was awarded two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grants through the National Endowment for the Arts.

Euclide’s most recognizable work is likely the cover art for the American indie folk band Bon Iver, whose second album (self-titled) won the the Best Alternative Music Album at the 2012 Grammy Awards.
 

 
In the small gallery below we explore the incredible Relief Works of Gregory Euclide. These three dimensional works of art are a fusion of painting and sculpture, which he masterfully brings to life by adding dimension and depth to his painted landscapes.

Some pieces are framed while others hang freely. They are truly mesmerizing to look at and you can see dozens more on his official website: http://www.gregoryeuclide.com/GregoryEuclideRELIEF.html

 

 

 

 

untitled
acrylic, pencil, found foam, lichen, moss, mylar, photo transfer, pine cone, pine needles, sedum, wire
29 x 23 x 6

 

 

 

 

as if muting the land was part of knowing
acrylic, eurocast, foam, goldenrod, hosta, moss, paper, pencil, plastic, sedum, wood, zip tie
26 x 19 x 9 (Framed)

 

 

 

 

i imagined soft decay hiding in the scenic turning
acrylic, balsa wood, euro cast, fern, found foam, geranium, lichen, moss, paper, pine cone, pine needle, plastic bag, sponge, sedum, waxed tape, winter wheat, wire
29 x 23 x 8

 

 

 

 

surrounding my hands in the stain of warmth sinking
acrylic, pencil, found foam, lichen, lily seed, moss, mylar, photo transfer, pine, plastic, sage, sedum, sponge, wood, wire
29 x 23 x 8

 

 

 

 

folding settles deeper than accessible to the face of something waiting
acrylic, buckthorn root, cigarette filters, fern, found foam, mushroom, mylar, paper, pencil, pine cone, sedum, sponge
29 x 23 x 8

 

 

 

 

it took something local to support the fiction
acrylic, cigarette butt, corn, found foam, grass, hosta, lead, moss, mylar, paper, sedum, sponge, wax, wood

 

 

 

 

what i found at the falls was caution’s release on the land
acrylic, dyed hair, euro cast, fern, found foam, paper, photo transfer, pine cone, plastic bag, sedum, sponge, waxed thread, wire, wood
29 x 23 x 7

 

 

 

 

my bare foot adds the soft bridge to sky’s repeating
acrylic, canvas, euro cast, fruticose, moss, mylar, pencil, paper, sedum, sponge, vellum
29 x 23 x 6