Inspiration of an Artist

Andy Goldsworthy

 

For me looking, touching, material, place and form are all inseparable from the resulting work. It is difficult to say where one stops and another begins. Place is found by walking, direction determined by weather and season. I take the opportunity each day offers: if it is snowing, I work in snow, at leaf-fall it will be leaves; a blown over tree becomes a source of twigs and branches.

Movement, change, light growth and decay are the lifeblood of nature, the energies that I try to tap through my work. I need the shock of touch, the resistance of place, materials and weather, the earth as my source. I want to get under the surface. When I work with a leaf, rock, stick, it is not just that material itself, it is an opening into the processes of life within and around it. When I leave it, these processes continue.

-Andy Goldsworthy

 

I was really moved when i saw Andy's work for the first time, his deep connection to the natural environment is inspiring. I love the way he uses the natural colours, textures, light, forms and spaces as his canvas. I really connected with Andy as an artist and am inspired with his ability to  create beutiful organic forms that compliment their environment. The other thing i love about his creative process is that he just goes out bush and waits for inspiration depending on the day.  

 I would love to explore more of these creative processes with nature.............