ARTIST

Andy Goldsworthy

1956 · United Kingdom

He creates sculptures from ice, leaves, and stones using only his bare hands and teeth, then lets nature reclaim them.

ABOUT

Andy Goldsworthy (born 25 July 1956) is an English sculptor, photographer, and environmentalist who produces site-specific sculptures and land art situated in natural or urban settings. == Early life == Goldsworthy was born in Cheshire on 25 July 1956, the son of Muriel (née Stanger) and Frederick Allin Goldsworthy (1929–2001), a former professor of applied mathematics at the University of Leeds. He grew up on the Harrogate side of Leeds. From the age of 13, he worked on far…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Proposal For the Met Roof Garden 2003 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Proposal For the Met, NY Roof Garden 2003 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Untitled (Diagram for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Roof Garden) 2003 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
INFLUENCES
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