Transcript Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy
Shaping nature and her wonders
Born on the 26th of July, 1956, Andy
Goldsworthy began working on farms as
laborer. He later studied fine arts at Bradford
College of Art and Preston Polytechnic.
Afterward, Goldsworthy traveled across
England with no specific destination
northwards.
• Andy’s work consists of materials found in nature
and uses them in creative ways to display the
beauty of the natural world. I believe he was
happy doing what he did because what’s the
point of doing something or having a hobby and
not enjoying it? I’ve learned that our right brain
can be easily tapped into with the right stimuli
and ambition with a touch of inspiration.
Goldsworthy also teaches us that the mundane
world isn’t black, gray and white. It’s a rainbow of
color and variety. The world is a canvas and we
are the paintbrush spreading ink during our lives.
Quotes
"I think it's incredibly brave to be working with
flowers and leaves and petals. But I have to: I
can't edit the materials I work with. My remit
is to work with nature as a whole.“
–Andy Goldsworthy
Quotes
"I want to get under the surface. When I work
with a leaf, rock, stick, it is not just that
material in itself, it is an opening into the
processes of life within and around it. When I
leave it, these processes continue."
-Andy Goldsworthy
Quotes
“Movement, change, light, growth and decay are the
lifeblood of nature, the energies that I try to tap
through my work. I need the shock of touch, the
resistance of place, materials and weather, the earth as
my source. Nature is in a state of change and that
change is the key to understanding. I want my art to be
sensitive and alert to changes in material, season and
weather. Each work grows, stays, decays. Process and
decay are implicit. Transience in my work reflects what
I find in nature.“
–Andy Goldsworthy
AND NOW…
Some Of Goldworthy’s Work!
Iris leaves and rowan berries
Icicles and spit.
Black rock and mist
Pebbles, scratched and cracked
Goose feathers
Dandelions
Oak leaves and holes
Gold poppy leaves around
a tree trunk
I have no clue
how he did this.
Chunk of ice with
man-scratched surface
Poppy petals covering a rock
Gold poppy leaves around
rock in a stream
No idea.
Gold poppy leaves around
a stick in a stream.
No idea.
This may or may not
be natural.
Any
Questions?
CREDITS
Backgrounds- Andy
Goldsworthy
Presentation FormatMicrosoft PowerPoint
Project Idea- Ms. Harrell
Directed by-Nikki Bennett
Slide Designs by Nikki Bennet
Produced by Nikki Bennett
The ‘thanks for watching’ WolfDefinitely not mine and I’m not
sure who owns it.