Andy
Goldsworthy, OBE (born 26 July 1956) is a British sculptor, photographer and
environmentalist producing site-specific sculpture and land art situated in
natural and urban settings. He lives and works in Scotland.
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. “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.
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