Art and the Environment: Casper David Friedrich’s “Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog” and Jonathan Ferguson’s “What Type of Forest do You Prefer?” Casper David Friedrich was born on September 5, 1774 in Greifswald, Germany. He resided in his hometown until 1798 when he attended Copenhagen Academy for the Arts. When he had completed his scholastic career, he settled in Dresden. As a child he endured many hardships which would influence his art, and ultimately his …showed first 75 words of 1002 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1002 total…we treat the world around us? It is much easier to come to a position if one can see irrefutable facts of what can happen to nature if we let the hand of man do what it pleases, instead of acting responsibly. Man and nature are not enemies pitted against each other, but allies joined to fight together for a just cause; Earthly preservation. "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed." - Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)