Andy Goldsworthy: Wall
I took my own advice this week and started to pull down and enjoy the books that had been trapped at the bottom of my stacks. Today it was Andy Goldsworthy: Wall.   The relationship between his work and its surroundings is transformed by the seasons, the weather, and environmental changes like succession.
The temporary installation created from sumac leaves in the fall:
Sketch and the resulting built work:
The Storm King’s serpentine wall in the winter:
Andy Goldsworthy sketch
Andy Goldsworthy pictures by Andy Goldsworthy and Jerry L. Thompson
March 13th, 2008 at 3:04 am
That’s the book that has photos of the Goldsworthy wall that I pass on one of my routes to the office — you wrote about it back in January, I think. The wall with the tree trunk is also in my town, but on somebody’s property and not visible from the road (those folks have a great collection of contemporary art but I haven’t figured a way yet to wheedle aninvitation). And if you haven’t seen it in person, “The Wall” at Storm King is an absolute delight.
March 13th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Tom, I thought of you when I was leafing through the book and saw the boulder in the wall! Also, from the other post, I have to amend - I think “Blueberries for Sal” is my second-favorite, w/ Ducklings coming in third, and “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good Very Bad Day” comes in at 4th!
Becky
August 12th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
There is an amazing documentary on Andy Goldsworthy called Rivers And Tides.
October 1st, 2008 at 11:11 am
this is amazing, it could fool me for being an actual wall never mind a sketch , but Tom? why comments at such a strange hour?