Talk:Andy Goldsworthy

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is your work temporary or permanent?

Recently I was looking at one of several books of AG’s art. I've been in awe of his work for nearly two decades. Nothing he creates is, - wood or stone rarely retains any of the natural qualities of the material. The smooth plasticity of clay becomes a hard, stone-like material with an imposed surface texture and stone is polished to remove the natural roughness of fractured surfaces.

What make AG’s creations so wonderful is that the natural character of the materials is entirely retained in the finished work: The colour of leaves and stones, the texture of sand and clay, the roughness of twigs and the opacity of natural ice. I can't think of a single work that incorporates any synthetic material. Everything is held together by natural forces such as gravity or surface tension, or by thorns and strips of natural vegetation. All his works are formed from natural objects and most are created in sympathy with their natural surroundings. What makes his work unique is a fundamental philosophy of natural objects arranged in their environment to enhance the existing beauty of nature.

hiya, I am studying art at school and i wondered if anyone knew any major events that happened in his life that could have had a large infulence on his artwork? thanks

[edit] vandalism

Yeah -- someone seems intent on calling him "Mouldsworthy" ... which is not nearly as funny of a pun as they think. Ah well. --new user

Does anybody know why this page is undergoing the stready stream of vandalism it's been experiencing? It's getting annoying to be fixing it every time I check my watchlist. --Misterwindupbird

Added to my watchlist in order to help keep an eye on it. You could always request temporary protection if the vandalism gets too out of hand. I love Goldsworthys stuff BTW... quercus robur 18:54, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Ands

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[edit] Publications

Some of the publications seem fairly spurious - I intend to delete everything I can't find a reference to when I get some time. -- Kvetner 20:19, 11 March 2007 (UTC)