COLLECTION NAME:
Visual Resources Teaching Collection
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Image Record ID:
aahi0004101
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Work Title (display):
Thirty-two Leafworks
Image Title:
detail of 1 of 32 works
Work Dates (display):
1988-1989
Work Dates type:
creation
Image Date (display):
2009-03-09
Work Creator (display):
Andy Goldsworthy (British, born 1956)
Work Creator gender:
male
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male
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Work Creator notes (display):
English sculptor and photographer. He studied fine art at Bradford School of Art (19745) and at Preston Polytechnic (19758). Goldsworthy works in the open air with natural materials such as stones, leaves and ice. Like other artists associated with 'Land Art', such as Richard Long and Hamish Fulton, he uses photographs as permanent documents of the ephemeral structures left in isolated locations. His sculptures are, as he puts it, 'there all the time', their aesthetic and formal qualities revealed by his work in and with the landscape. Changing seasons and weather conditions play a large part, often dictating the possibility of making a work, as well as its final appearance. The changeable British weather gives both transience and urgency to sculptures that can melt, topple over or be blown away. Goldsworthy records his work photographically before such damage occurs. Although most are created outdoors in isolation, he has also produced sculptures for galleries, as well as working (often with assistants) on public commissions. Concentrating on certain natural materials, his development of which he has presented in a series of books, Goldsworthy returned to particular places, building up a relationship with them, and producing work that reflects their changing seasonal aspects. In his book Wood (1996) we see him returning to the same oak tree at Capenoch, producing several works that use the form of a single long branch. In 1996 Goldsworthy embarked on a five-year public art commission, 100 Sheepfolds, based in Cumbria. One part of this was the project Arches, in which he travelled from Scotland through Cumbria to Lancaster erecting red sandstone arches and historic sheepfolds on the way. The arch, left overnight and taken down the next day, carried a strong positive message about relationships with land and history. Goldsworthy has also worked internationally, in Australia, France, America and Japan and, in 1989, the Northern Territories of Canada and the North Pole. (John-Paul Stonard. "Goldsworthy, Andy." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. 18 Mar. 2009 .)
Work Style Period:
20th century
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20th century
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Work Style Period:
Contemporary
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Contemporary
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Work Subject:
form (aesthetics)
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form (aesthetics)
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false
Work Subject:
lands (general areas)
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lands (general areas)
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false
Work Subject:
temporary
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temporary
Work Subject
false
Work Subject:
artists' materials
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artists' materials
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false
Work Subject:
leaves (plant material)
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leaves (plant material)
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Work Subject:
spirals
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spirals
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Work Subject:
nature
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nature
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false
Work Subject:
color
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color
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false
Work Subject:
landscapes (representations)
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landscapes (representations)
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false
Work Worktype:
sculpture (visual works)
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sculpture (visual works)
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Work Category (VRC classification):
sculptures and installations
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sculptures and installations
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false
Work Material and Technique (display):
various leaves, thorns
Work Measurements (display):
dimensions variable
Work Location (Repository or Site) name:
Leeds City Art Gallery
Work Location (Repository or Site) role:
repository
Work Location (Geographic) name:
Leeds, England
Image Source Reproduction citation:
Collins, Judith. Sculpture Today. New York: Phaidon Press, 2007.
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Collins, Judith. Sculpture Today. New York: Phaidon Press, 2007.
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false
Image Source Reproduction refid:
978-0-7148-4314-8
Image Source Reproduction page number:
229
Image Source Reproduction plate-figure number:
231
Image Source Reproduction refid type:
ISBN
Image Rights (display):
© British Council
Image Rights fair use checklist:
1) use of this image is for education and educational research; 2) access is restricted to University of Colorado and Auraria Higher Education Center communities; 3) the original photographer is credited if known; 4) the image is published; 5) the amount of the work in relation to the whole is needed for education or educational research; 6) the number of derivatives is the minimum required for education or educational research; 7) the image has not been found to be reasonably available for sale; 8) duplication of the image does not violate preexisting contracts.
Work Rights (display):
© Andy Goldsworthy
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Holding Institution:
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Collection:
Art and Art History Visual Resources Collection
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