Wood

by Andy Goldsworthy

Goldsworthy perceives wood as a symbol of growth, change, and transformation. This vision culminates in a triumphant series of works, reproduced in this book, made in all four seasons on, under, and around a magnificent oak tree near the artist's home in Scotland.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810939924
• ISBN13: 9780810939929
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 11.8" x 12.5"
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Woodrific!

This book just makes you want to go out into nature and create a masterpiece. As a gardener and sculptor I find the photos of his work inspiring and will definitely be attempting to create my own version of environmental art.

visual treat

All the books featuring the works of Goldsworthy are stunning. His work is unexpected and a joy to anyone who loves nature.

Wood Highly Recommend

It's a big and invigorating book. If you like earth art this book (and there are others) offers some of the best of Goldsworthy. The concepts and execution are as inventive as they are cerebral. While I've never seen his work in person the photos and narrative of this book really feel like they capture the detail. In other ways the book itself is as well presented and printed as any book of art I've seen. If you can't afford it (it was expensive for me) try and get your local library to invest. It would be a great contribution to your local enclave.

A teen's point of view

This book is so cool! I studied about Andy Goldsworthy for Art, and he is my fav artist. What he does is different and is not boring. When you look at his art it makes you think. They look so beautiful and peacful.

Brilliant Simplicity.

Andy Goldsworthy creates forms that echo the patterns of nature so completely the viewer is almost convinced that mother nature herself made them, rather than human hands. Goldsworthy's sculptures are more than works of art. They become integral yet fleeting parts of the lanscape that surrounds them. His shapes are fluid and delicate, and his ideas are deceptively simple,yet appear to defy both time and gravity. His experiments in Wood are gentle and thought-provoking, and prove that beauty exists all around us. Looking at his book makes me appreciate the trees, rocks, and water all around us. Andy Goldsworthy honors the earth with his quiet, sculptural meditations.