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Conversation: Andy Goldsworthy

'Feathers plucked from dead heron...' (1982) by Andy Goldsworthy

Posted by Jeffrey Brown , January 7, 2009

Sculptor Andy Goldsworthy has spent much of the last three decades creating works amid natural settings in his native England or across Europe and North America, or even at the North Pole. His materials: leaves, rocks, sticks and ice as well as the natural forces of time and weather. There are a number of photographic collections of his work with photographs that he himself has taken. Those are in print, as well as the 2001 documentary "Rivers and Tides." He recently completed a new work in San Francisco -- his tallest ever in North America -- a 100-foot cypress spire in the Presidio National Park.

I recently spoke to Andy Goldsworthy about his work:

Editor's note: More about Andy Goldsworthy can also be found on KQED's Spark, including video of the installation of "Drawn Stone."

Comments

Posted:
01/30/09 at
02:45 PM

Claire : Thank you for this interview. I first saw a small Goldsworthy exhibition about 5 years ago at the University of Michigan and was completely enthralled. I don't pretend to speak with artistic knowledge. I had an existing appreciation for the environment and for abstract art. Goldsworthy's work, for me, melds the two. I have looked at the world in a different way ever since. Most of us can not be a Goldsworthy, but just think how much more interesting, and thoughtful, our suburban yards could be if we tried to put into practice just a hint of what he is showing us. Right now I'm in the far north of the midwest, buried in snow. If you've ever seen the photographs of his snow and ice scuptures you realize that experimenting with something like that, even on a very small scale, would serve to keep cabin-fever at bay for a bit. Thanks again for the interview. You might want to include the names of other artists working in the area (Smithson I already knew) and some of the key words that can help people find this kind of work on the Internet and at the library. Is it still called 'landscape art/architecture' or is there a newer term? For me the photographs of his work are a great substitute for meditation too. Thanks.
Posted:
07/30/09 at
08:29 PM

georgia : :)
Posted:
10/13/09 at
11:08 AM

emily : i LOVE andy he is great i want his job

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