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Andy Goldsworthy- Artist Review by David Loftus
As the tide carries his driftwood igloo out to sea, spinning it slowly and dismantling its structural unity, he remarks: “It feels as if it’s been taken off into another plane, another world. . . . It doesn’t feel at all like destruction.”
I agree with the author's perspective. David Loftus, in essence, appreciates and upholds the artist's, Andy Goldsworthy's, outlook on art. Goldsworthy believes that the media an artist can use in limitless, and he proves this by using only natural materials and nature itself as his subject matter. The author stresses the ephemeral quality of Goldworthy's art. All of his sculpture's have a life, a beginning and an end, which makes them seem as though they really have become a part of nature, and a breathing entity. Some of his art won't have a longer lifespan than 20 seconds. Loftus interviews Andy Goldsworthy and comes to the conclusion that it doesn't matter to Goldsworthy that his art deteriorates so quickly. It is in fact just what the artist intended to happen to his art. He does not want to "capture" the wonderful energy of nature, but instead he wishes to "participate" in it. Goldsworthy stated that it seems as though his art is not destroyed by nature, but rather that it moves with nature into a different realm. I thought this was an interesting perspective on art and life, and passing into death. It seems as though Goldsworthy is satisfied and happy just to be a part of nature and its energy, that the actual change and destruction of his creations are not looked upon as a negative thing. Change is trusted in Goldsworthy's perspective, because of the fact that it is a part of nature, as is death. All of his sculptures are weathered by the natural elements which eventually cause their death.
I really enjoyed reading this article and agree with Goldswrothy's perspective on his art. I found it very interesting that an artist can take so much honor in his work being "destroyed". This gives a very good view on the death of art.
ReplyDeleteIt just fascinates me how an artist could spend hours and hours on a work just to have it gone minutes later. However, this article gave me an understanding on how Goldsworthy sees his art and the limited amount of time that it is in existence. I think the way he sees it and explains it is really beautiful. It's not that his work was destroyed, but that it was there to exist at all and then it moves on into a different realm of life. I think this can be said for all works of art whether they are around for twenty seconds or thousands of years.
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