Andy GoldsworthyEarth Art and Line

Andy Goldsworthy

• Contemporary Artist from Scotland

• He creates “Earth Art” and documents with photography

• Ephemeral Art – What does this mean??

• Primary Elements and Principles He Uses: Line, Movement, Balance

Examples of His Work

Let’s look at some other artists/artworks that are heavily

dependent on line and movement…

Louise Nevelson

Aneesh Kapur Anthony Gormley

How does this public sculpture show movement??

How does this installation artist use color?

The focus doesn’t necessary need to be on the tubes themselves…

Think about the negative space that the tubes can create also.

Your Project

• Focusing on the following elements, you will create a sculpture using paper tubes– Line– Movement– Balance

• Think about the different shapes and forms you could create with paper.

• Consider how you will connect them.• THIS WEEK: SKETCH! Come up with at least 5

good ideas and draw those out in detail.