TweetHere in New York City, the weather is shifting from hot humid summer, to the cool crisp days of fall (my favorite time of year) and the seasonal cycle of nature prompted me to look at artists who work with natural elements. Born in 1956, Andy Goldsworthy is a British sculptor, photographer, and environmentalist living in Scotland who has created sublime and beautiful works of art made up of only natural materials. Most images below come from the Andy Goldsworthy Digital Catalogue at the University of Glasgow, Crichton Campus, Dumfries, which documents works created from 1976-1986. Andy gently shapes leaves, snow, ice, twigs, feathers, rocks, and other elements, and blurs the line between natural and man-made beauty. In a 2001 documentary directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer called Rivers and Tides, Goldsworthy discusses how working with nature roots him, and how time away from his work makes him feel rootless. Although the view from my apartment window looks out over a brick and concrete city landscape, Andy's images are so potent I can practically smell the icy snow, the wet leaves, and the damp earth. If, like me, you can't get enough of his work, you can browse through literally thousands of his photographs here at sculpture.org.uk. . Andy Goldsworthy Green Leaves . Andy Goldwworthy Carefully Broken Pebbles Scratched White Scotland 1985 . Andy Goldsworthy Partly Stripped Sycamore Twigs Yorkshire April 1972 . Andy Goldwworthy Bracken, Cumbria 1982 . Andy Goldwworthy Snowball in Trees Yorkshire 1980 . Andy Goldwworthy Elder Leaf Patch, Cumbria 1983 . Andy Goldsworthy Yorkshire Sculpture Park . Andy Goldwworthy Yellow and Dark Elm Leafwork, Dumfrieshire 1986 . Andy Goldwworthy Woven Branch Circular Arch, Dumfrieshire, 1986 . Andy Goldwworthy Dandelion Flowers Pinned with Thorns, Cumbria 1985 . Andy Goldwworthy Feathers from Dead Heron, Cumbria 1982 . Andy Goldwworthy Grass Stalk Line and Mud Covered Rocks, Cumbria 1984 . Andy Goldworthy Snow Sculpture . Andy Goldwworthy Balanced River Stones, Cumbria 1983 . Andy Goldwworthy Cracked Earth Removed, St. Louis, Missouri, 1986 . Andy Goldwworthy Red Cherry Leaf Patch, Cumbria 1984 . Andy Goldsworthy a scene from Rivers and Tides . Andy Goldwworthy Frozen Patch of Snow (making), Cumbria 1986 Tweet Share this: Share Facebook Related
There is a deep and meaningful beauty found in nature. Scottish sculptor Andy Goldsworthy has been taking this beauty and adding his own artistic touch to it to bring to life pictures that have been labeled transient and ephemeral. His approach is to “interrupt, shape, or in some other way temporarily alter or work with […]
Andy Goldsworthy, Japanese maple/leaves stiched togehter to make a foating chain/the next day it became a hole supported underneath by a woven briar ring, Ouchiyama-Mura, Japan (1987)
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Here's a one-of-a-kind driftwood wall hanging. This rock mobile would look amazing in any rustic boho home or in an earthy styled bedroom. A great nature inspired gift for mom, friends, or yourself!! I picked these rocks and driftwood from the Canadian shores of Lake Superior. The rocks are hand wrapped with metal wire and tied to a piece of driftwood with white cord and fishing line. Be careful with the fishing line - it tangles easily if moved (I wrap each line in paper before shipping to ensure no tangles)! The dimensions are 48 x 42 centimetres. #039
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