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For those familiar with Stone and Wood, Wall will come as a welcome and developed exploration of the tension between the two media. Goldsworthy first incorporated dry stone walls into his sculpture in 1989, when he made his first sheep fold using techniques learnt as a seasonal farm labourer. In 1995, he was invited by the Storm King Arts Center, 500 acres of splendid museum space dedicated to the interaction of art and nature north of Manhattan, to create a piece, and the result, British sensibility on an American canvas, was Wall. Drawing on a previous work, Wall that Went for a Walk, in Grizedale forest, Cumbria, Goldsworthy traced an existent line from a derelict wall amongst trees, snaking from a track to water, and as an afterthought, out again. The original wall had been displaced by trees whose trunks Goldsworthy incorporated into the course and motion of his empathetic wall, and which would, in time, once again reclaim the ground from the wall. Wood, stone, wood, stone, with the potential for wood again: you can see why this material dynamic appealed to Goldsworthy. This permanent sculpture, an organic evolution from the artist's better known ephemeral projects with fragile materials such as leaves, grass and snow, is captured with consummate sensitivity by the lens of Jerry L. Thompson, reflecting the ephemeral, ever-changing aspect of the most solid structure reliant upon seasonal light and weather changes. Gently augmented by notebook annotation and reflection from Goldsworthy, alongside complementary images from past works (and the inclusion of potted biographies of the wallers themselves, very much integral to the project's achievement), as well as an appreciative essay by art critic Kenneth Baker, and the result is an airily attractive record, that is, as always, an essential strand of the artistic representation. Incorporating history, tradition and acutely responsive to the lay of the land, Andy Goldsworthy, like fellow British artist Richard Long, once again proves himself a landscape artist for our time. --David Vincent
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A study of the wall constructed by the author, land artist Andy Goldsworthy, as a permanent sculpture in the Storm King Art Center in New York State. It contains illustrations, including photography by the author, who also wrote STONE and WOOD.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The works pictured in this book are amazing, and the photography is fantastic. Andy Goldsworthy's works are produced with natural mediums eg. stone, leaves/grass, water, sand/earth, light and time. The photos showing how the works change over time and how the appearance of them was affected by different light conditions are fascinating. There are many inspiring images in this book which you will never get bored of. And you don't have to be an art lover to appreciate it. I have shown my copy to family and friends, who are not very interested in art, and they loved it too.
You can check out Andy Goldsworthy's snow and ice sculptures on this year's (2003) Christmas stamps!
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
this book is mind blowing i read it and am still amazed by the beauty created in this book. The sculptures created, clash with the environment while blending in this is naturaly beauty with a little help from andy goldsworthy. a must have.
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Andy Goldworthy is a fine artist and I cannot dispute his passion for creating art in nature. However, this book was interesting but I felt it fell short of being a really good read. I had expected more about the walls construction and some comments from the wallers would have given it more depth.
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Disappointing compared to his other books.
Andy Goldsworthy's work is always worth looking at. A fantastic artist with a great way of approaching things. A beautifully photographed book with very little content. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Kennedy
brilliant and inspiring
Love this book! Love Andy Goldsworthy! Has totally inspired me to get out there and do more
Published 22 months ago by Readingforlife
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