The Art Of Nature:Andy Goldsworthy

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Biography

British artistBorn in 1956 in Cheshire, EnglandRaised in Yorkshire, EnglandAttended

Bradford Art College 1974-1975Lancaster Art College 1975-1978(Bachelor Of Arts)

Currently resides in Scotland

Artwork

Sculptor, photographer, environmentalist

Found materialsSometimes uses tools

Site specific/land artTemporary/PermanentCaptures the final piece with photographs

Admits to difficulties with working with nature and moves forward

Red leaves on cracked earth

Stones dipped in water/then frozen to quarry face/made over 3 days/place untouched by the sun in winter

Blades of grass dipped in water and laid on a dead elm tree

Torn lines through elm leaves held to stone with water

Bright sunny morning, frozen snow, cut slab, scraped snow away with a stick, just short of breaking through

Slate arch made over two days, fourth attempt

“Rivers and Tides”Cairns: Stone structures that are supported by their own weight

Quote

“My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see growth in wood, time in stone, nature in a city, and I do not mean its parks but a deeper understanding that a city is nature too-the ground upon which it is built, the stone with which it is made.”