Andy Goldsworthy

•  Andy Goldsworthy is a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist, who creates, and photographs works that consist of thing he finds in nature. A lot of the time his pieces only exist for short periods of time, for example his sand art, or snow Art. "All of Goldsworthy's artwork is created by responding to natural surroundings and he creates no work that is preconceived. He explores and experiments with a variety of materials which he finds on site such as grass, leaves, stone, wood, clay, ice and snow. Most of his sculpture work is only temporary, or semi-permanent, so he captures many of them with photographs." When creating his work he wants the viewer to become aware of the change that occurs in nature. "I have become aware of how nature is in a state of change and how that change is the key to understanding. I want my art to be sensitive and alert to changes in material, season and weather."
• Andy is successful in portraying this idea of change, by him changing the nature around him, then natural forces change it back, and it shows the beauty of how nature is constantly changing.
  
  
  
  • The form in this peice highlights change in nature by the gradual fade from dark to light leaves, representing changing of the seasons. Andy also just lays the leaves on the ground without any thing holding them down so a simple breeze would create change to his piece.
  
  •  The artists material choice is that of an easily changed medium, Ice. we know that this piece is extremely subject to change because of the fact that it is ice and will soon change from a solid to liquid. This again shows how nature will change the change he has already made.
  
  • This artist intrigues me because of his view on he change of nature, and how he exposes it. I love how he just wanders around until something comes to his mind, and that his work is not preconceived.
  • I would want to work with this artist because who wouldn't want to be able to hang out in nature all day and be able to create art; although it would be hard to create art because I would be so intrigued by what he is doing.
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  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Goldsworthy
  • http://www.greenmuseum.org/c/aen/Issues/goldsworthy.php
  •  http://www.morning-earth.org/ARTISTNATURALISTS/AN_Goldsworthy.html

Project #3

• The Idea of this piece was to represent my physical existence in this world. I created an piece that interacts with wind, by harnessing it and propelling me on my long board. 
• I wanted the viewer to get the feel of flying,a winged being, even though it is not meant for flying. I also wanted the wings to resemble A ships sails. I also wanted to entice the viewer with feeling the uncontrollable crazy side of flying by throwing in the psychedelic Jimi shirt.
• I used sky blue throughout the piece in order to make the connection of being in the sky and flying. And i used a sail like design by connecting the "wings" in view spots creating the loops.
• the main thing that I learned making this piece was how to sew. I had never sewn anything in my life before this project, and I hit some speed bumps  but I'm glad to finally know how. i also learned that sewing machines would make projects like this a hell of a lot easier.
• If I made it again I would add something that further interacted with the wind like streamers or something.

Sketches

Casa Bonita

Casa Bonita Cliff Structure

Run Down Mine

 Run Down Mine

Minde Shaft

Run Down Mine

Run Down Mine

Snow Board Half Pipe

 Structure Near 

Fire Hydrant 

 AV

Bathrooms By IM

 Light Pole

 Rec center

 Loral Village

 Basketball Stadium

 Durell Tower

 Edwards Hall

Clock Tower in Front of AV

Light Pole

Similar themes that I found were new, and aged structures.  For example the Yankee Boy mine in Ouray has a rustic old timey look, because it is old as dirt. Although these structures are old they are visually appealing in a different way than the newer structures around campus. The ones around Campus are a more modern and stable look.

Some artistic ramifications that I got from the pictures that I took in Ouray were a rustic aged look that I really enjoy. I have incorporated this in other pieces that I have created, with aged barn wood. From the fire hydrant picture I get the same aged feel from the original red paint showing through the yellow paint, although its not as old as the Yankee Boy Mine structure. The third picture that i learned from was there newer more modern rounded look of the basketball stadium. I don't find this stadium as appealing as the other aged ones although i can learn from the artistic shape.

Rob Bohlman is a steamboat artist that works with aged wood to create furniture. His beautiful carpentry captures the elegance of aged wood, he uses wood that resembles the wood that is used in the Yankee Boy Mine Structure.