Customer Reviews

Engaging portrait of artist Goldsworthy - By: Andres C. Salama, 10 Aug 2008
A very engaging documentary about Scottish artist Andy Goldsworthy, whose work consists mostly of ephemeral sculptures made from elements from nature. His work is made of rocks, leaves, grass, ice, etc., that gets blown away when the tide arrives at the beach or the wind blows at the field. Thus, most of Goldsworthy's works don't really last, except as photos or films of what they were. Now, one can argue that Goldsworthy's works are a reflection of mortality, or words to that effect, but isn't it easier to say that what he does is just beautiful art. And at a time when the stereotype about artists is that they are mostly bitter, pretentious, often mentally unstable people who livein decrepit urban settings, Goldsworthy seems to be the opposite: a stable, unpretentious, family oriented person who loves nature & livesin a small villagein Scotland (of course, I'm sure those are the same reasons why he's shunned by some people on the art world who found his works fluffy or superficial).

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Must see for all Goldsworthy fans - By: M. J. Turner, 25 Jan 2008
To really get under the skin of Goldsworthy sit through this remarkable film & be absorbed by the man at work. See how he approaches his subject with plenty of thought & understanding, how he has true feeling for the material & location & sense of nature.

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A wonderful insight into an artist's working practice - By: Sue, 29 Mar 2007
This is a gorgeous film both visually & intellectually. Andy talks about the raison d'etre of making work & we see him putting his ideas into practice as he makes workin several locations around the world. It is a rare opportunity to understand how & why art is composed. The filiming also deserves special mention. It is sensitively shot & beautiful to look atin it's own right. I loved every moment of it.