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Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy OBE (born 25 July 1956) is an English sculptor, photographer, and environmentalist who produces site-specific sculptures and land art situated in natural and urban settings.

Andy Goldsworthy
OBE

(1956-07-25) 25 July 1956

Cheshire, England

Sculpture, photography

Environmental art, land art

Judith Gregson (divorced)

Tina Fiske

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Early life

Goldsworthy was born in Cheshire on 25 July 1956, the son of Muriel (née Stanger) and F. Allin Goldsworthy (1929–2001), a former professor of applied mathematics at the University of Leeds.[1][2] He grew up on the Harrogate side of Leeds. From the age of 13, he worked on farms as a labourer. He has likened the repetitive quality of farm tasks to the routine of making sculpture: "A lot of my work is like picking potatoes; you have to get into the rhythm of it."[3] He studied fine art at Bradford College of Art from 1974 to 1975 and at Preston Polytechnic (now the University of Central Lancashire) from 1975 to 1978,[1] receiving his BA from the latter.

Personal life

In 1982, Goldsworthy married Judith Gregson; they had four children together before separating. He now lives in the Scottish village of Penpont with his girlfriend, Tina Fiske, an art historian.[3]

1979 – North West Arts Award

1980 – Yorkshire Arts Award

1981 – Northern Arts Award

1982 – Northern Arts Award

1986 – Northern Arts Bursary

1987 – Award

Scottish Arts Council

1989 – Northern Electricity Arts Award

2000 – Appointed officer of the (OBE)[3]

Order of the British Empire

Andy Goldsworthy (1985). Rain, Sun, Snow, Hail, Mist, Calm: Photoworks by Andy Goldsworthy. Leeds: Henry Moore Centre for the Study of Sculpture.  0-901981-24-9.

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Andy Goldsworthy (1988). Parkland. [Yorkshire]: . ISBN 1-871480-00-0.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Andy Goldsworthy (1989). Touching North. London: Fabian Carlsson.  0-948274-06-9.

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Andy Goldsworthy (1989). Leaves. London: . ISBN 1-870364-07-4.

Common Ground

Andy Goldsworth (1990). Andy Goldsworthy. London: Viking.  0-670-83213-8. Republished as Andy Goldsworthy (1990). Andy Goldsworthy : A Collaboration with Nature. New York, N.Y.: H. N. Abrams. ISBN 0-8109-3351-9.

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Andy Goldsworthy (1992). Ice and Snow Drawings : 1990–1992. Edinburgh: FruitMarket Gallery.  0-947912-06-1.

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Goldsworthy, Andy; Friedman, Terry (1993). Hand to Earth : Andy Goldsworthy Sculpture, 1976–1990. New York, N.Y.: H. N. Abrams.  0-8109-3420-5.

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Andy Goldsworthy (1994). Stone. London: Viking.  0-670-85478-6.

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Goldsworthy, Andy; Chettle, Steve; Nesbitt, Paul; Humphries, Andrew (1996). Sheepfolds. London: Michael Hue-Williams Fine Art Ltd.

Andy Goldsworthy (1996). Wood. Introduction by Terry Friedman. London: Viking.  0-670-87137-0.

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Goldsworthy, Andy; Craig, David (1999). Arch. London: Thames & Hudson.  0-500-01933-9.

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Andy Goldsworthy. Chronology by Terry Friedman (2000). Time. London: Thames & Hudson.  0-500-51026-1.

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Goldsworthy, Andy; Thompson, Jerry L.; Storm King Art Center (2000). Wall at Storm King. London: Thames & Hudson.  0-500-01991-6.

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Andy Goldsworthy. Introduction by Judith Collins (2001). Midsummer Snowballs. London: Thames & Hudson.  0-500-51065-2.

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Andy Goldsworthy (2002). Andy Goldsworthy : Refuges D'Art. Lyon; Digne, France: Editions Artha; Musée départemental de Digne.  2-84845-001-0.

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Andy Goldsworthy (2004). Passage. London: Thames & Hudson.  0-500-51191-8.

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Andy Goldsworthy (2007). Enclosure. London: Thames & Hudson.  978-0-500-09336-8.

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Goldsworthy, Andy (2015). Andy Goldsworthy: Ephemeral Works: 2004–2014. New York: Harry N. Abrams.  978-1419717796.

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Environmental art

Environmental sculpture

Greenmuseum.org

Land art

Rock balancing

Beyst, Stefan (June 2002). . Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2007.

"Andy Goldsworthy: The beauty of creation"

Moore, Robbie. . Specifier Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2007.

"Goldsworthy in stone"

Archived 9 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Andy Goldsworthy at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. (Visual Arts: earthworks). (2005).

SPARK Educator Guide

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Film/Documentary

Andy Goldsworthy at the Cass Sculpture Foundation

Common Ground, a UK charity and lobby group promoting local distinctiveness

Andy Goldsworthy's 1980s work with

Andy Goldsworthy working on Drawn Stone on KQED's TV programme Spark (June 2005)

Andy Goldsworthy on Artcyclopedia

Biography of Andy Goldsworthy at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

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