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Andy Goldsworthy – Study Notes

 
Grade: HSC
Subject: Visual Arts
Resource type: Notes
Written by: N/A
Year uploaded: 2021
Page length: 5
 

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Andy Goldsworthy – Study Notes

Artist:

  • British multidisciplinary artist  – born in UK in 1956
  • Spent his teenage years working on a manual farm which sparked his interest in working outdoors
  • He attended art school at Bradford College of Arts and Preston Polytechnic
  • Photography plays an important part of Goldsworthy’s work as it proves the artwork existed.
  • He began photo-documenting in the 70s as a way of proving to his lecturers he was doing art – this led to his practice outdoors.
  • A lot of his works are sight specific ? not long lived – left to the environment
  • He references pods and life cycles as these are a part of his life eg: The stonework came from the traditional stone work of the Scottish highlands
  • Goldsworthy uses natural materials and tools in natural settings, – He respects this where only uses found tools in his works

 


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