Place of birth: Chesthire, England
Andy Goldsworthy was born in 1956 in Chesire. He studied at Bradford Art College and Preston Polytechnic. Thereafter, he toured the world and experimented with the world's alternating climate and different geographical materials available. In 1986, he moved to Dumfriesshire, Scotland where he maintains his residency. Andy Goldsworthy is an artist that uses nature very much in his work. He explores and experiments with various natural materiel such as leaves, grasses, stones, wood, sand, clay, ice and snow. The seasons and weather determine the materials and the subject matter of his projects. With no preconceived ideas about what he will create, Goldsworthy relies on what nature will give him. Goldsworthy feels the energy from nature and transcends that energy into an art form. His transient sculptures contradict the permanence of art in its historical pretense. Goldsworthy uses the photograph as a form of documentation to capture the essence of his work. Goldsworthy's artwork reinforces the relationship of human existence within nature.
