Here you can see parts of a "triptych of temporary structures: waveforms marking three successive points on the predicted line of coastal retreat over the next hundred years" (quoted from National Trust leaflet: "Red Earth: Long Shore Drift", late summer 2008)
The Modernist perception of beauty is found in grids, in unity, and in mathematical symmetry. Is Andy Goldsworthy's work Modernist?
How do you create a circle using straight lines?
The parallels between Mondrian and Goldsworthy's work, though created and deconstructed from entirely different medium, illustrate the ether of land art.
These works show a high spirited commitment to function and unity. There is a true beauty in order.
Culture Meeting in Nature. Jorn Hansen, 2001
Displaced Egg, Max Nowell: Westmorland green slate. 7 feet tall.
The Neuberger Cairn, Andy Goldsworthy, 2001
San People. Rock Art, 400AD
Andy Goldsworthy, 2000
Cooling Towers in Soweto. There's an FNB Bank advert on one, and scenes from township life (plus Madonna and Child) on the other.
...while in our green and pleasant land we have this news bulletin from the BBC. The Tinsley Towers demolition in August, 2008. (Featured in The Big Art, Channel 4).In October 2005 Channel 4 asked the nation to get involved in the Big Art Project. The response was overwhelming – over 1,400 members of the public across the UK said they wanted some art for their communities and proposed a site.
The Big Art selection team tackled the huge task of working out which of those sites should go forward.
Selection was based on a list of practical criteria, including:
planning and political support
aesthetic and educational potential
funding availability
the range of art that might be possible
enthusiasm and flexibility of the nominating community
achievability within the time-frame
the potential to maximise public access to the commissioning process and the final art work.
The programme is currently in its fourth year and is being shown on Channel 4, Sundays, 7pm.
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