Off-the-Wall Art in Arlington

Jackson Martin's "Deciduous Collective" raises questions about the relationship between man and nature. (By Jackson Martin -- Arlington Arts Center)

· The inaugural installment of the Arlington Arts Center's outdoor sculpture series finds three artists intervening in the landscape. Be sure to step out back where Jackson Martin installed a small cypress inside a pedestal-mounted glass box. The clever work references Damien Hirst and bonsai while prompting questions about our relationship to nature. Also on view: Renee Rendine's tree trunks dressed in pleated mesh skirts that, like a few choice brush strokes, add movement to the landscape. On the front lawn, Laura Amussen's painted bamboo pyramids act -- unintentionally, I presume -- as giant leaf collectors.

"Insight Out," on the grounds of the Arlington Arts Center,

3550 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, 703-248-6800, to March 31.http://www.arlingtonartscenter.org.