Andy Goldsworthy
As I am interested in using natural found objects to create art I thought I would revisit the work of Andy Goldsworthy. He uses many different natural materials including twigs, leaves, flowers, pine cones and stones in order to create his works of art.
Goldsworthy works with a motto that ‘an artwork too has a natural life that eventually must end’. Like Julian Beever, an artist I referred to earlier, Goldsworthys work only has a limited time span so you have to make the most of his creations whilst they are there. I’m still not sure how I would feel seeing a piece of personal artwork that a lot of thought and effort has gone into just decay and vanish after a limited period of time. Maybe people can be a little too protective over their work and should just value it in the short time span available.
It is work like this that emphasises the importance of photography as a means of documenting our surroundings and our work.
http://www.hainesgallery.com/Main_Pages/Artist_Pages/AGOL.bio.html
Goldsworthy works with a motto that ‘an artwork too has a natural life that eventually must end’. Like Julian Beever, an artist I referred to earlier, Goldsworthys work only has a limited time span so you have to make the most of his creations whilst they are there. I’m still not sure how I would feel seeing a piece of personal artwork that a lot of thought and effort has gone into just decay and vanish after a limited period of time. Maybe people can be a little too protective over their work and should just value it in the short time span available.
It is work like this that emphasises the importance of photography as a means of documenting our surroundings and our work.
http://www.hainesgallery.com/Main_Pages/Artist_Pages/AGOL.bio.html
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