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Andy Goldsworthy: Wall

Posted on March 12th, 2008 by Becky // 4 Comments »

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:

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Sketch and the resulting built work:

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The Storm King’s serpentine wall in the winter:

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Andy Goldsworthy sketch

Andy Goldsworthy pictures by Andy Goldsworthy and Jerry L. Thompson

Filed in Art and Artists, Design Books, Landscape Design  |  4 Comments

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  1. Tom Andersen says:

    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.

  2. Becky says:

    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

  3. A. Traviss Corry says:

    August 12th, 2008 at 12:10 pm (#)

    There is an amazing documentary on Andy Goldsworthy called Rivers And Tides.

  4. Sue says:

    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?

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