Τρίτη 21 Οκτωβρίου 2008

andy goldsworthy

http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~kzargar85/Artist%20Presentation/artistwork2.html

The son of F. Allin Goldsworthy (1929–2001), former professor of applied mathematics at the University of Leeds, Andy Goldsworthy was born on 26 July 1956 in Cheshire[1] and grew up on the Harrogate side of Leeds, West Yorkshire, in a house edging the green belt. From the age of 13 he worked on farms as a labourer. He has likened the repetitive quality of farm tasks to the routine of making sculpture: "A lot of my work is like picking potatoes; you have to get into the rhythm of it."[2]

He studied fine art at Bradford College of Art (1974–1975) and at the Preston Polytechnic (1975–1978)[1] (now the University of Central Lancashire) in Preston, Lancashire, receiving his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from the latter.[3]

The Neuberger Cairn (2001), a permanent sculpture by Andy Goldsworthy at the Neuberger Museum of Art of the State University of New York at Purchase in New York.
The Neuberger Cairn (2001), a permanent sculpture by Andy Goldsworthy at the Neuberger Museum of Art of the State University of New York at Purchase in New York.
A view of the trees and landscape surrounding the cairn.
A view of the trees and landscape surrounding the cairn.

After leaving college, Goldsworthy lived in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria. In 1985 he moved to Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, and a year later to Penpont. It has been said that his gradual drift northwards was "due to a way of life over which he did not have complete control", but that contributing factors were opportunities and desires to work in these areas and "reasons of economy".[4]

In 1993 he was conferred an honorary degree by the University of Bradford. He is currently an A.D. White Professor-At-Large at Cornell University.[5]

He is the subject of a 2001 documentary feature film Rivers and Tides, directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer.[6]



The materials used in Andy Goldsworthy's art often include brightly-coloured flowers, icicles, leaves, mud, pinecones, snow, stone, twigs, and thorns. He has been quoted as saying, "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."[7] Goldsworthy is generally considered the founder of modern rock balancing. For his ephemeral works, Goldsworthy often uses only his bare hands, teeth, and found tools to prepare and arrange the materials; however, for his permanent sculptures like "Roof", "Stone River" and "Three Cairns", "Moonlit Path" (Petworth, West Sussex, 2002) and "Chalk Stones" in the South Downs, near West Dean, West Sussex he has also employed the use of machine tools. To create "Roof", Goldsworthy worked with his assistant and five British dry-stone wallers, who were used to make sure the structure could withstand time and nature.

Photography plays a crucial role in his art due to its often ephemeral and transient state. According to Goldsworthy, "Each work grows, stays, decays – integral parts of a cycle which the photograph shows at its heights, marking the moment when the work is most alive. There is an intensity about a work at its peak that I hope is expressed in the image. Process and decay are implicit."[8]

Goldsworthy produced a commissioned work for the entry courtyard of San Francisco's De Young Museum called "Drawn Stone", which echoes San Francisco's frequent earthquakes and their effects. His installation included a giant crack in the pavement that broke off into smaller cracks, and broken limestone, which could be used for benches. The smaller cracks were made with a hammer adding unpredictability to the work as he created it. [9]


Notes

  1. ^ a b Stonard, John Paul (10 December 2000). "Goldsworthy, Andy". Grove Art Online. Retrieved on 15 May 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Adams, Tim (2007-03-11). "Natural talent", The Observer.
  3. ^ a b "Andy Goldsworthy (British, 1956)". artnet. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ "Andy Goldsworthy". Cass Sculpture Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  5. ^ Rivers and Tides at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 31 January 2008.
  6. ^ a b c Sooke, Alastair (2007-03-24). "He's got the whole world in his hands", The Daily Telegraph.
  7. ^ "Andy Goldsworthy: Art of nature". ninemsn (2006-02-19). Retrieved on 2007-06-18.
  8. ^ Sarah Douglas (24 October 2005), In Their Words: James Turrell and Andy Goldsworthy, ARTINFO, <http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/1365/in-their-words-james-turrell-and-andy-goldsworthy/>. Retrieved on 16 April 2008
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