imited point of view. The artist is able, through the camera, to manipulate color, light effects, and perspective. The work is taken out of its natural surrounding and the fleeting moments and randomness of nature are removed via its mechanical reproduction.Whether Goldsworthy is concerned with the relationships people have with their natural world. He feels his art is a way to teach himself and his viewing audience about how life affects and is affected by particular ecological systems and cultural conditions. Goldsworthy's art invites you to look closer at your surroundings and focus your perceptions through all five senses. The artist feels we all are a part of nature and cannot be separate from it.Several authors have commented about the significance of Goldsworthy's art. John Fowls states, "Andy would in any case be difficult to place in terms of today's fashionable art movements. He is sui generis, of his own kind, alone." Terry Friedman points out, "His rapport with nature is a delicate and beautiful one, sometimes almost painfully so; but it is in no way tentative because he has recognized the strengths inherent in natural objects and uses them to striking effects." David Bourdon said, "Goldsworthy's ingeniously crafted work is immensely appealing to viewers because it reawakens a childlike joy in the unexpected metamorphoses of commonplace materials." Tony Godfrey suggests that, "Goldsworthy emphasizes his technical cleverness, a crafty adroitness, and turns viewers into voyeurs at a performance." Lynn MacRitchieproclaims that "Goldsworthy, whose self-professed ambition is to utilize nature's inherent energy, succeeds in making its forces visible." There are many ways to understand the work of Andy Goldsworthy and contemporary ecological art.Synopsis of print, Goldsworthy's piece "Kaede" leaves around a hole, yellow to reds, afternoon, overcast, going dark, 14 November 1987. Is a very bright piece. There are many colored le...
