Who is Andy Goldsworthy?
About the artist...
Though the footage of "finished" sculptures is stunning, the crux of Goldsworthy's artistry is just as apparent in the "failures." Every collapse helps him better understand the materials he uses. The fourth time a stone cairn collapses like a set of Jenga blocks, Goldsworthy muses, "I obviously don't understand it well enough."
To say that the documentary delivers a poignant message about humanity's place in an ever-changing world is to acknowledge that human existence is as temporary as a melting ice sculpture and that the environmental impact of a billion people is like the wave that overtakes Goldsworthy's beach sculptures.
But Goldsworthy's art is more joyful than either of those solemn, sweeping statements suggests. "It doesn't feel at all like destruction," he says. And anyone who has ever built a sand castle or knocked over a tower of blocks knows that there is a sense of release and an inherent humor in making something that will immediately be destroyed. Watching Goldsworthy build and set free his creations is a reminder that life, though brief, is beautiful.
Source: The National Magazine of the Sierra Club
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The Project
Don't forget to bring a bucket to collect all of the great seeds, cones, petals, twigs etc.
Next, find an open space to create your artwork and make yourself comfortable. Begin to arrange things you have found into a heart shape. Think of ways to incorporate PATTERN and CONTRAST into your artwork. You can choose to do one large heart, or several smaller hearts...its up to you!
When you are finished with your masterpiece, DO NOT FORGET to snap a photo of it (you can even take a few pictures of the process and share those too).
Share it with Mrs. Castellano
(email or facebook - see below)
Submitting Your Artwork
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