Michael Heizer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Michael Heizer

American artist

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1944

Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, United States

Profession: artist, painter, sculptor, land artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Michael Heizer (born 1944) is a land artist specializing in large-scale and site-specific sculptures.
Working largely outside the confines of the traditional art spaces of galleries and museums, Heizer has redefined sculpture in terms of size, mass, gesture, and process.
A pioneer of 20th century Land Art or earthworks movement he is widely recognized for sculptures and environmental structures made with earth-moving equipment, which he began creating in the American West in 1967.
He currently lives and works in Hiko, Nevada and New York City.