Andy Goldsworthy is a modern sculptor and photographer, the defender of the environment and natural resources, originally from Cheshire. However, at the moment, he works and lives in Scotland. He is the author of sensational installations of genuine art and sculptures in land art. Andy experiments with an infinite variety of natural materials and works mainly with what comes to hand: branches, leaves, stones, snow and ice, reeds, and thorns. Goldsworthy composes his fragile creations with his hands without tools, sometimes with teeth and found objects.
The author takes completely ordinary materials and only slightly alters them without radical changes, forcing a person to pay attention to such phenomena and wonders. These forms and figures become fragile, simple, and natural, but mysterious and charming simultaneously. Hence, as a rule, an individual wants to study and analyze them, trying to understand why and how these ordinary objects look new, bright, and beautiful. He also has to be a photographer because photography is often the only way to show work to other people over time. Therefore, Andy Goldsworthy strives to comprehend nature’s true and authentic understanding as closely as possible with his creativity and perception of the world.
Goldsworthy is ranked among the new generation of Land Art artists. As a teenager, in the 60-70 years of the 20th century, he began combining work in agriculture with attempts to create both temporary and permanent sculptures and installations. After receiving a professional education, he traveled to different cities and countries, searching for work and inspiration. Today, this master teaches at Cornell University in the USA and continues to create fabulous creations in Scotland. In addition, Goldsworthy is the owner of various awards, among which the most significant is the title of Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire.