Enclosure

by Andy Goldsworthy

Book Overview

Reflecting Goldsworthys lifelong interest in the landscape of the British Isles, its history, and the people who work on it, Enclosure is a collection of ephemeral work that relates to sheep,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810993910
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Abrams Books
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 1.0" x 10.5"

Customer Reviews

A Living Master Artist

We look to our past and admire the great masters of modern art like Van gogh, Picasso, Matisse, Pollack, Moore. How they made us see art in a new context. And we look around and to the future for the next great artist who shall enlighten our vision. He is right here. Right in front of us. A non-destructive consciouness expanding master of art. This book is a wonder of his works. Beautifully illustrated wonderfully discussed. A great book. Learn what moves this land art genius. Get to know his genuine down to earth nature. So why dose major fame elude him. Firstly he is not out to sell himself. Hes not part of the madison avenue Guggenheim mentality. Secondly alot of his works are temporary. Actually ment to be digested back into nature. So all we have is a photographic history. So big shot collectors can't buy that yellow ring of leaves or arranged pile of stones on the beach. But you can expeience the beauty through these great books. A thousand years from now when history looks back upon our time of modern art and modern vision Andy Goldsworthy shall be at the top of an elite group of determined pioneers.

"Enclosure" Book Review

Photo book on the primitive stone arrangements in Scotland. Excellent photography of these archaic sites with modern additions... sensational color and nature photography. Highly recommended.

enclosure

I bought this as a gift for a dear friend. She was delighted to the Nth.

amazing

You will not look at rocks, sticks, ice, leaves or water the same way after you read this (or any) of his books. It's mezmerizing to see the way these common objects we would walk right by turn into sublime art. Also worth checking out the DVD "Rivers and Tides". Just wonderful, and the polar opposite of the slick, mass produced art out there today.

Art for earth's sake

Andy Goldsworthy's work is as good as a human being can get to the Northern Lights.