There is something inherently beautiful and mysterious about the ephemeral, the fleeting, the short-lived. Although it is sad to let wonderful things pass or leave without a trace, the idea that it existed once gives it even more beauty. The work of Andy Goldsworthy has always intrigued me since I learned about him in an art class several years ago, particularly his “Rain Shadow.”
Andy Goldsworthy works with nature and the environment to create ephemeral art within the environment. His medium of choice includes garlic leaves, sticks, snow, ice, twigs, sand, and other pieces of nature. Rather than painting leaves a certain color to match the palette he desires, he seeks out the leaves that are already naturally the colors that he wants, organizes them, and creates a piece of art.
Goldsworthy states, “I want to get under the surface. When I work with a leaf, rock, stick, it is not just that material in itself, it is an opening into the processes of life within and around it. When I leave it, these processes continue."
Goldsworthy teaches us that art can be even more meaningful when it is short-lived. Appreciation of its existence is the key to remembering the beauty that once was.
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