Whilst at Mount Edgecombe our lecturer name dropped Andy Goldsworthy and his work with nature, his name ringed a bell but I couldn’t think of where I had heard of him from, so a quick google search and I remembered that I knew about his work because of one of my modules from A level. So, I decided to do a bit of research on him.
He’s a sculptor and photographer whose site-specific artworks directly engage with the environment, incorporating natural specimens and found objects to semi-permanent structures, which are documented in photographs.
I think his work is really cool because of the different types of materials he gets to use and there’s a green fingered vibe about his work. One thing I didn’t know about him was that he has collected a team of craftsmen and labourers who follow him around the globe, lugging wood and carving stone. His work needs to be photographed because he can lose track of what he’s doing out in the cold, rain or wind or when he’s waist deep in water.
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