I heart Andy Goldsworthy

Once upon a time I read a Smithsonian magazine that had an article about Andy Goldsworthy. I have since that time been enamored with Mr. Goldsworthy's work. I usually go in spurts of remembering. I will forget for a while and then remember and get excited about him all over again. Why? Well, let's take a look...

Because his work is beautiful.

Because I like how he arranges nature.

Because it's just so darn cool!

Plus, I'm totally impressed by the man's incredible patience.

For example: to get the next image he laid down just as it started to rain and then waited for the rain to stop.

And those ice sculptures were made by taking found ice and re-melting it together in those shapes... And the leaves were all painstakingly sorted... Yes, Mr Goldsworthy is greatly in love with the the hollow circle, (there are a lot of versions of that red leaf one I posted in all sorts of material) but I will forgive him that. I say, "Nothing, tra-la-la." too often.

Just do yourself a favor and Google image search "Goldsworthy" and be impressed. He's all about his art ("touch") being transient, as the world is transient. But I for one am glad he takes pictures of it, because I find something incredibly beautiful in the simplicity, and I doubt I'll be visiting Scotland any time soon to see his work in person.

So anyway that's my post for the day. An I heart Andy Goldsworthy post. Feel enlightened, be impressed, drink chai, become someone.

(I seriously saw that last part as an ad campaign in a coffee house once my freshman year of college before chai really took off. "Drink Chai: Become Someone." I wanted to punch the stupid trifold in the face, but I didn't know which side the face was.)