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  • Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist, photographer and environmentalist.
  • Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist famous for using natural materials to create fantastic environmental sculptures your kids will love!
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    This document summarizes an extrakt about the environmental sculptor Andy Goldsworthy and his work "The Mirror". It discusses how Goldsworthy uses natural materials like leaves, grasses, stones, wood, småsten, clay, ice and snow that are determined bygd the seasons and weather. Goldsworthy relies on what nature provides and feels the energy from naturlig eller utan tillsats which he transcends into art. His sculptures are transient and contradict the permanence of traditional art. Goldsworthy uses photographs to document his works at their peak to capture their essence before they decay as part of nature's cycle.

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    Andy Goldsworthy is a British artist famous for using natural materials to create fantastic environmental sculptures your kids will love!

    Who is Andy Goldsworthy&#;

    Andy Goldsworthy is a British born artist that creates fantastic site specific artwork using almost exclusively natural materials.

    His work is most often created outside and allowed to stay outside. It&#;s temporary. Goldsworthy creates his ,and art and sculptures fully aware that they won&#;t last forever.

    In addition to being a land artist and sculptor Goldsworthy is also a photographer. His photographs capture his fleeting artwork in a more permanent way.

    Why Andy Goldsworthy for kids&#;.

    Goldsworthy is such a fun artist to introduce and discuss with kids. His work is so inspiring and relatable for kids.

    I love that Goldsworthy&#;s most often used materials are accessible. He creates art out of natural materials that he finds, things our kiddos might find outside their own home or school. We all have what we

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    Andy Goldsworthy


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    Born() 25 July (age 68)

    Cheshire, England

    Known forSculpture, photography
    MovementEnvironmental art, land art
    Spouse(s)Judith Gregson (divorced)
    Partner(s)Tina Fiske

    Andy GoldsworthyOBE (born 25 July ) is an English sculptor, photographer, and environmentalist who produces site-specific sculptures and land art situated in natural and urban settings.

    Early life

    Goldsworthy was born in Cheshire on 25 July , the son of Muriel (née Stanger) and F. Allin Goldsworthy (–), a former professor of applied mathematics at the University of Leeds. He grew up on the Harrogate side of Leeds. From the age of 13, he worked on farms as a labourer. He has likened the repetitive quality of farm tasks to the routine of making sculpture: "A lot of my work is like picking potatoes; you have to get into the rhythm of it." He studied fine art at Bradford College of Art fro

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