Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist, photographer, and environmentalist sculptor that lives in Scotland. He studied at the Bradford College of Art in fine art, who was born in Leeds in 1956. His work is heavily nature based, and his pieces often involve time in almost unrealistic scenes, and outstanding outcomes. His pieces remind me of the almost vulnerable nature, in which we enact and react with in a constant basis. His pieces often do not last very long at all, because nature breaks down the pieces. His pieces are of nature, made from nature, and are destroyed and deconstructed by nature.
Here are some pieces that i find extremely inspirational and even though his pieces do not directly relate to my pieces, i still see similarities in between my work and his.
His pieces are heavily focused on nature and its presence on work. Whereas in my work, i also show heavy influence on presence in the world, yet instead of nature and its fleeting way, mine is focused more on the fleeting of me and my identity.
I watched a documentary on Andy Goldsworthy, and just a visual viewing of him and his artwork really inspires me to pursue what i want to do in my own work. I find his pieces also very emotionally reactive, and when i see a piece melt, or change color because of its exposure to sun, i almost breakdown, because of his hidden meaning in the fleeting of nature in our world. This reaction is very similar, i feel, to what i want to react from my artwork, and i urge everybody to pay attention to Andy's work. I find his work somehow inspirational for everybody, and i urge you also to watch documentaries on his work, because of his outlook on life, and nature.
http://www.woostercollective.com/images2/gold_treesoul.jpg
http://classes.design.ucla.edu/Winter09/9-1/blog/b/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/andy_goldsworthy_rowan_leaves_with_hole.jpg
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