Time And Line

From the viewing the video, I believe that Andy Goldsworthy has a passion for art because he makes art that will be destroyed. In the winter time, I enjoy making snowmans. The excitement of creating something isjust as great as if one was to create something and frame it. Andy Goldsworthy uses the photograph as a form of documentation to capture the essence of his work, in which he can still go back and watch and use his own criticism for improvement in his artwork. He is an environmental sculptor in which his use of the natural surroundings create an art form. He also explores and experiments with various natural material such as leaves, grasses, stones, wood, sand, clay, ice, and snow. The seasons and weather determine the materials and the subject matter of his projects. So basically, he relies on nature to give him an idea and tools to create a new form of artwork using creativity. Andy Goldsworthy says that"each work grows, stays, decays- integral parts of a cycle which the photograph shows at its height, marking the moment when the work is most alive. There is an intensity about a work at its peak that I hope is expressed in the image. Process and decay are implicit."Andy Goldsworthy was born in 1956 in Chesire. He studied at Bradford Art College and Preston Polytechnic. After that,he toured the world and experimented with the world's different climates and different geographical materials available. In 1986, he moved to Dumfriesshire, Scotland where he maintains his residency. His favorite season is the winter time. Goldsworthy's artwork reinforces the relationship of human existence within nature. His work shows that we as humans have some ability of controlling nature, but eventually, in the end, nature controls us.

The Gates: Central Park

 What i like the most about the Gates project, is how two different cultures can understand the value of the same artwork in a totally different way. The Gates was founded in 1980 by a group of dedicated civic and philanthropic leaders. This foundation made a wonderful spot to attend on vacation. The park is eight hundred and forty three acres wide. On February 12,2005, seven thousand, five hundred and three saffron-colored fabric panels were dropped from the top of seven thousand, five hundred and three saffron-painted gates, each sixteen feet tal, to billow wind about seven feet above the ground. The gates were positioned twelve feet apart, and were various lengths and widths. The Gates is located in New York City, NY and was the creation of Christo and Jeanne-Claud, the husband and wife team that has wrapped buildings around the world for the last forty years. The Gates was only temporary work, up for a few weeks and then dismantled, leaving abosolutely no traces of their presence behind. The total cosdt of the project was twenty-one million dollars, all financed by the artists. I admire how that for many people, The Gates project represented the rejuvenation of the city after the tragedy of 9/11, a festive celebration of life.