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The Art Of Nature: Andy Goldsworthy Date. Biography British artist Born in 1956 in Cheshire, England Raised in Yorkshire, England Attended Bradford Art.

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1 The Art Of Nature: Andy Goldsworthy Date

2 Biography British artist Born in 1956 in Cheshire, England Raised in Yorkshire, England Attended Bradford Art College 1974-1975 Lancaster Art College 1975-1978 (Bachelor Of Arts) Currently resides in Scotland

3 Artwork Sculptor, photographer, environmentalist Found materials Sometimes uses tools Site specific/land art Temporary/Permanent Captures the final piece with photographs Admits to difficulties with working with nature and moves forward

4 Red leaves on cracked earth

5 Stones dipped in water/then frozen to quarry face/made over 3 days/place untouched by the sun in winter

6 Blades of grass dipped in water and laid on a dead elm tree

7 Torn lines through elm leaves held to stone with water

8 Bright sunny morning, frozen snow, cut slab, scraped snow away with a stick, just short of breaking through

9 Slate arch made over two days, fourth attempt

10 “Rivers and Tides” Cairns: Stone structures that are supported by their own weight

11 Quote “My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see growth in wood, time in stone, nature in a city, and I do not mean its parks but a deeper understanding that a city is nature too-the ground upon which it is built, the stone with which it is made.”


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