Andy Goldsworthy and Works of Natural Art

Andy Goldsworthy is an English sculptor and photographer.

After studying Fine Arts at Bradford College and Preston Polytechnic, he dedicated his talent to what is known as 'Land Art'. Such practice includes artists that combine nature with its more artistic side, evaluating the power of art outside the urban landscapes.
Goldsworthy works with harmony in nature, creating temporary sculptures that remain alive forever only thanks to photography.

The materials utilized are all natural elements that the artist picks up from the surrounding environment: bright colored flowers, leaves, mud and branches of trees.

He became one of the pioneers of rock balancing (movements that expresses itself with incredible assemblies of rocks).

Since these sculptures can be extremely fragile, every work goes through three phases: one of creation and development, one of maturity and one of decadence.

Photography freezes that moment and keeps his artworks alive, by combining these two art forms together.