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Summary: Simply beautiful -- Will open your mind
Review: Goldsworthy is one of a kind. I got this book when I was 17, and it changed both the way I see art and the way I see the world.
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Summary: The Earth that we forgot
Review: Goldsworthy takes utterly mundane natural materials - leaves, sticks, stones, ice, grass, flowers - and alters them in ways that don't quite change them, but simply make us take notice. Like a reviewer below noticed, the artist takes what is already there - he neither creates the icicle, nor does he cultivate the leaf. However, that is not what Goldsworthy mission is - he collaborates. He reorganizes nature into forms we haven't yet seen, forms which are so delicate, simple, and natural, that they draw us us to examine them, to see why these mundane things are so new, so vivid, so beautiful, and to once more discover the simple miracles of nature. After all, the only reason we don't see how enchanting the Earth around us is that we simply forgot about it. This book is enough to make us remember.
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Summary: A beautiful piece of work
Review: I bought this book for my girlfriend last Christmas on a whim and have since found myself utterly absorbed by Goldsworthy's incredible work. The man is an artist in every sense of the word. His creativity, patience, and eye shine through in every photograph. The man is brilliant.Goldsworthy has enhanced nature's inherent beauty and complexity through slight, subtle, patient alterations and arrangements of everything from rocks to leaves to rain. Colors blend, twigs converge, water paints, patterns emerge. The result is an incredible study of natural beauty and form. This book will find a place on anyone's shelf or coffee table. It belongs in every house and deserves to be seen by every eye.
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Summary: My kids love this book....
Review: I bought this book for myself, but my small kids are fascinated, too... we can easily spend an hour choosing our favorite pictures and wondering how on earth he created them....
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Summary: Following in the footsteps...
Review: I first saw this book at a camp in North Carolina about 5 years ago as part of a Nature art activity. Our activity group then went out in the forest to create our own nature art, using his as inspiration. I was instantly fascinated by the way he creates his projects and uses contrasts, and also the way he can create both large and small projects, and make them both incredible. In one example, a person hired him to journey to the North Pole and create art just for him. That was one of the most incredible things that I have ever seen, seeing his art backlit in the polar sun. I now own this book and my family is just as impressed as i am. This book is definitely worth it.
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Summary: Following in the footsteps...
Review: I first saw this book at a camp in North Carolina about 5 years ago as part of a Nature art activity. Our activity group then went out in the forest to create our own nature art, using his as inspiration. I was instantly fascinated by the way he creates his projects and uses contrasts, and also the way he can create both large and small projects, and make them both incredible. In one example, a person hired him to journey to the North Pole and create art just for him. That was one of the most incredible things that I have ever seen, seeing his art backlit in the polar sun. I now own this book and my family is just as impressed as i am. This book is definitely worth it.
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Summary: An amazing book, one I show everybody I know.
Review: I love this book, and I love Goldworthy's work. I'm constantly amazed with the variety of art he creates.
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Summary: Goldsworthy, Gold worthy.
Review: I purchased this book when I was at the Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey. Goldsworthy has always been one of my "heros" but I had know idea he had books! I had seen his work in my old sculpture text and a documentary. This book was instantly part of my "treasured art text" library. The photography is superb. A wonderful match to Goldsworthys work. The text is an eloquent and sometimes contemplative commentary by the artist. I have no idea why it never occurred to me that the artist would document his work in book form! Little slow on the uptake for this reader. I immediately looked online line and purchased several more Goldsworthy books for my library. Surprisingly enough, I got a few good deals on used books. Who would part with them. A good deal on the price or not, if you love Goldsworthy, enviromental art or just want to see some vivid breathtaking photography, this is one of the best.
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Summary: Mind Blowing!
Review: If you've come this far, get this book- you are lucky to have discovered Andy Goldsworthy. And sit down before lifting the cover. The book is a testament to Goldsworthy's unique vision of his environment and skill as an artist and challenges you to believe that the seemingly impossible is possible. Not only are the sculptures genius, but the photographs are beautifully composed and the collection is mind blowing.
You can do a google search on Goldsworthy and see the same pictures but it in no way compares to having the collection in an oversized book on your lap and being able to show your friends as you say, "you will not believe this!"
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Summary: Calming and Inspiring Brilliance
Review: Mr. Goldsworthy's art is most remarkable for its ephemeral qualities, and the immense patience required to make beautiful works of art that may last for only minutes. Hours and often days are spent creating fragile works that may be instantly destroyed. Artist's notes include mention of errant dogs and tractors erasing nearly completed works. For myself, these pages offer lessons not only in creativity, but also in patience and the importance of enjoying the present. Only an artist who enjoys the creative process above the end-product could attempt the fragile creations presented herein. Mr. Goldsworthy's creations offer a metaphor on how we might choose to live our own lives: enjoying every moment for its own merit, not merely working toward a future that itself will not last forever. Speaking as a layperson, this is the most influential art collection that I have seen in many years. I have never shown it to anyone without an overwhelmingly interested and positive response.
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