i am a beast in boys clothing: ARTIST RESEARCH - Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy is an installation/mixed media artist who focuses in nature. He uses pieces of nature to sculpt large-scale monuments, often within nature itself. He is considered the father of Rock Balancing, which i'm sure you've seen on beaches. His work is very spherical, or at least rounded, and he tends not to edit his materials. He works with what he finds, which i'm sure must become tedious, looking for that one perfectly cut leaf in a forest.

Goldsworthy could also be considered a photography artist, due to the important role the photographing of his works plays in their mood. The way the piece is placed, in the foreground, the background, off to the side, determines a lot of how it will be perceived.

Doing this artist actually reminded me that when i was in probably the 7th grade, my mom made us go down to this tiny theatre in Seattle and watch this documentary about a man who painted with rocks on other rocks in streams, and balanced rocks on one another, i didn't realize it til now that it was Andy Goldsworthy!