Ephemeral...What is it really?
The materials used in Andy Goldsworthy's art often include brightly-coloured flowers, icicles, leaves, mud, pinecones, snow, stone, twigs, and thorns. He has been quoted as saying, "I think it's incredibly brave to be working with flowers and leaves and petals. But I have to: I can't edit the materials I work with. My remit is to work with nature as a whole." Goldsworthy is generally considered the founder of modern rock balancing. For his ephemeral works, Goldsworthy often uses only his bare hands, teeth, and found tools to prepare and arrange the materials.
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After watching Andy Goldsworthy's video, what is something you learned about ephemeral art that you didn't think of before? When I first watched this video, I was suprised to learn that the artist had been a stoneworker before. The relation of math and architectural theory was needed for stacking stones and then bringing out the middle to create an arch. Can you think of other artists that may require additional skills in other areas (such as math, geometry, science, etc)?
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