Andy Goldsworthy Analysis

Throughout the ages artists have often found inspiration amidst the world around them. Such inspiration expanded alongside progress as humans learned to understand and manipulate their environment. Yet throughout the march forward in time, a single constant connected the cave man to the astronaut, and that was the natural beauty and wonder of nature. The marvel of an ice crystal probably held equal amazement to the cave man staring from his protective cliff cave, as to the child walking into a modern ski lodge. Some modern artists have the ability to connect the wonders of shape and form with the ever present backdrop of Mother Nature. Stacy Levy and Andy Goldsworthy represent just such artists, as both connect an understanding of science …show more content…
Andy Goldsworthy approaches his art with a strong connection to nature. This is evident in many of his works titles like Stone, Wood, Arch, Time, or even the lengthy named, Snowballs in Summer. The latter is a perfect example to explore. Herein the approach of stirring emotions drove his idea to connect with those taking in a work of art in an unexpected place and season. In this case, giant snowballs stuffed with natural fillers of rocks, leaves, and earth, were placed in the middle of London during the summer. Which brings up the question of why Goldsworthy put giant snowballs in the middle of the town to begin with. This can be easily answered. The snowballs themselves weren’t as much about the physical attributes of the snow as much as about the time that it took to make and the change that occurred to the snow while on the city streets. Goldsworthy created the art to show the similarities between the snowballs and the inhabitance. Specifically how the daily flow of commuters, which he describes as “a river of people” flowed similar in spirit to the dialogue he seeks when placing works in relation to a real river. Understandably the idea of a snowball is generally known, but not