A new art center in Montana, Tippet Rise, is pushing the recent resurgence of interest inland art forward. While sculpture parks have been around for some time, Tippet Rise is not merely an hour outside of New York City, or stashed in a less-frequented neighborhood of Los Angeles. Instead, it is two hours from Bozeman, Montana, located on a working sheep ranch.

ENSAMBLE STUDIO STRUCTURES OF LANDSCAPE TIPPET RISE 05 2016

The mission of the Center is very experience focused, very much about the individual and their path across the landscape. The Center—which consists of two music performance spaces, as well as a number of site-specific sculptures by a variety of artists—chose the locations of the particular installations very deliberately, designing an experience in which visitors could roam the landscape, discovering the work in concert with its surroundings, as well as observing music performances within the line of sight of these awesome vistas. Says Bassuet: "Our goal at Tippet Rise is to erase the traditional boundary between art or architecture and nature. We are trying to convey a sense of discovery and personal connection with the artwork, the facilities, the music and performers, and how nature and human creativity enhance and magnify each other."

While all the sculpture and architecture is visually impressive, blending high design with natural materials, some of the most jaw dropping constructions are the enormous casted concrete installations of Ensamble Studio, three of which are on site.

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