An Analysis of Eco-Aesthetic Aspectsin the Work of Christo-Claude

Nature turns into the environmental in environmental arts. Environment-related aesthetics transforms intoeco-aesthetics. The aim in this research is to use eco-aesthetic core principles for studying the work of Christo-Claude.Classifyingtheir oeuvre, webriefly expand on some eco-aesthetic issues, extracted from the views of key theorists in this field. This is done in order to answer the question of whether Christo-Claude have managed to influence their audiences and raise their awareness.The work of the duo is at an intersection betweenenvironmental, restorative and ecological art. This study offers a better understanding of these works exploring a range of meanings in nature. Nature has a wide range of meanings in Christo-Claudeincorporating the earth, the (individual or common memory-associated) place, constructed nature (cultural artifacts), the intact nature and the environment. The study of eco-aesthetic issuessuch as aesthetic values, engagementsand encounters,and the aesthetic protection of nature in Christo-Claude shows that their worktakes most advantage from aesthetic engagement and maximal use ofthe audience’s senses to generate a positive relationship between people and their world. They invite us to reflect on our relationship with the environment. Disturbing old aesthetic values of artworks, they make references to nature’s innate values (with a given range of meanings) replacing them with new values.