4.+Andy+Goldsworthy

1. Birthplace and Dates of Birth (and Death, if appropriate)
Goldsworthy was born on July 26, 1956 in Cheshire, England. He is still alive today.

2. Art movement (for example, Abstract Expressionism)
Goldsworthy is part of the environmental art and land art movements.

3. Where did they study or who did they apprentice with?
Goldsworthy studied at Bradford College of Art from 1974 to1975 and at Preston Polytechnic from 1975 to 1978.

4. Who or what influenced their work?
Constantin Brâncuşi, Richard Long, Robert Smithson, Joseph Beuys, Ben Nicholson, Paul Nash, and David Nash are all artists who influenced Goldsworthy.

5. What made their work unique? Describe their style of artwork.
Goldsworthy's work is unique because he uses nature to create his artwork. He never alters nature. He moves the twigs or flowers to form the photo he is trying to create.

6. Is there any interesting story of their life you can share?
A 2001 documentary feature film called Rivers and Tides, directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer, is about Goldsworthy.

7. Include a quote by or about the artist.
"My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see growth in wood, time in stone, nature in a city, and I do not mean its parks but a deeper understanding that a city is nature too-the ground upon which it is built, the stone with which it is made." -Andy Goldsworthy

9. Images of 3 most famous works (with title and date of work)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Goldsworthy http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/andy_goldsworthy.html http://www.morning-earth.org/artistnaturalists/an_goldsworthy.html