Monday, January 14, 2013

monday thoughts: nature art

Andy Goldsworthy

I don't want to say too much about this artwork, except that it's such a creative, clever use of natural objects. These artists are like kids playing with leaves and twigs and pebbles in the backyard‚ but with incredible precision and perfect execution. Some of Andy Goldsworthy's work is ephemeral, made of leaves or twigs or beautifully sculpted ice that melts into nothing; some of it is as solid as, well, stone. Jim Denevan makes temporary pieces on a huge scale out of sand, ice, and earth. Mari Andrews and Susanna Bauer are less monumental but no less lovely or interesting.


Andy Goldsworthy
Mari Andrews
Mari Andrews
Susanna Bauer
Susanna Bauer
Jim Denevan
Jim Denevan
Spiral Jetty,
Robert Smithson's 1970 earthwork,
faded to white but
still standing

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