What is art? What is an artist? <=this site is pretty good for answering those two questions.
Goldsworthy's work while very interesting for what the materials are, often leaves me with a feeling of overmanipulation. That may be because there is no formal or specific spiritual underpinnings to his work. It is really quite difficult to work in nature and not have the medium of photography interrupt how we view it, even if it happens in an unconscious way. We don't see these as photographs, we see them as 3-dimensional works using natural materials. Because, as photographs, they are staged that become an important part of the viewing and intrepreting process.
I really like your circular piece. That little shadow on the upper edge really gives it depth and color in a way that made me look twice to see what was going on. I looked at the images BEFORE I read your words. :-)
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Date: 2004-06-06 10:02 am (UTC)Goldsworthy's work while very interesting for what the materials are, often leaves me with a feeling of overmanipulation. That may be because there is no formal or specific spiritual underpinnings to his work. It is really quite difficult to work in nature and not have the medium of photography interrupt how we view it, even if it happens in an unconscious way. We don't see these as photographs, we see them as 3-dimensional works using natural materials. Because, as photographs, they are staged that become an important part of the viewing and intrepreting process.
I really like your circular piece. That little shadow on the upper edge really gives it depth and color in a way that made me look twice to see what was going on. I looked at the images BEFORE I read your words. :-)