The Art Of Nature: Andy Goldsworthy Date. Biography British artist Born in 1956 in Cheshire, England...

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The Art Of Nature: Andy Goldsworthy Date

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Page 1: The Art Of Nature: Andy Goldsworthy Date. Biography British artist Born in 1956 in Cheshire, England Raised in Yorkshire, England Attended Bradford Art.

The Art Of Nature:Andy Goldsworthy

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Page 2: The Art Of Nature: Andy Goldsworthy Date. Biography British artist Born in 1956 in Cheshire, England Raised in Yorkshire, England Attended Bradford Art.

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

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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

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Red leaves on cracked earth

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

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

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Torn lines through elm leaves held to stone with water

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

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Slate arch made over two days, fourth attempt

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

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“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.”