Andy Goldsworthy

I find it interesting how Andy Goldsworthy take nature as it is and turns it into art. He spends a lot of time and energy making these sculptures not totally sure of whether or not he will be able to complete the sculpture. But regardless he pursues it with a laid-back intensity. Some of his pieces are permanent sculptures that will stand up for a long time, while other sculptures are less permanent fleeting beauties. While he is making his sculptures he becomes in tune with his natural media and comes to understand it better as he progresses. I found it interesting when he was on the plane and he said that he feels disjointed when he travels and feels like he is suspended and rootless. I have traveled many places and that feeling is always so draining and I find it hard to reconnect with my art or find the energy to do art. While I was watching the video, I thought that this art would make nature activists very happy that he was creating art using nature and doing it so well to boot.