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The Art Of Nature:Andy Goldsworthy
Date
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.”