1. ANDY GOLDSWORTHY Erica tedesco

2. ABOUT ANDY GOLDSWORTHY  Born on July 26, 1956 in Cheshire, England  He worked manual labor on farms as a young boy  In 1974 he attended Bradford College for art and design and he graduated in 1975. That same year he attended Preston Polytech  Inspired by Richard Long’s presentation, “Land Art”. Land art is using natural elements, such as dirt, sticks, leaves, etc. Richard Long is also an artist. He has been involved with art since 1967.  Goldsworthy’s first project was “The Storm King Wall” in Mountainville, New York.

3. The Storm King Wall

4. Green Leaves

5. Broken Pebbles

6. Yorkshire sculpture Park

7. Dandelion flowers pinned with thorns

8. Woven Branch Circular Arch

9. QUESTIONS  1) What is Goldsworthy’s birth date?  2) What was he inspired by?  3) Why does he use the materials he uses?

10. WHY HE USES THESE MATERIALS  “When I’m working with materials it’s not just the leaf or the stone, it’s the processes that are behind them that are important. That’s what I’m trying to understand, not a single isolated object but nature as a whole.” -(Andy Goldsworthy)

11. BIBLIOGRAPHY  http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/press/2004/andy- goldsworthy/andy-goldsworthy-bio.html http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/press/2004/andy- goldsworthy/andy-goldsworthy-bio.html  http://www.appstate.edu/~gotschce/sculptor/biography.html http://www.appstate.edu/~gotschce/sculptor/biography.html  http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2003/05/gold-m30.html http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2003/05/gold-m30.html  http://greenskydesigns.com/art-in-the-landscape-goldsworthys- storm-king-wall