The Cycle of Turning
March 22, 2009
Mid air sculpture by Andy Goldsworthy
As I watched the video, Rivers and Tides, about Andy Goldsworthy, an environmental artist, philosopher, and architect, I felt calm and contemplative. His work is meditative and gives me so much to think about. The following link shows him completing one of his works on a beach and we watch the tide come in and gently lift the sculpture off the rocks and into the water. The water gently pulls and pushes and slowly the sculpture begins to change and become something different. It doesn’t fight against the change. (I need to remember that in my life.) His artwork is as impermanent as life. Andy calls it the “cycle of turning”. Here is a excerpt of the video which I highly recommend if you are in the mood for something calming and thought provoking. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBcdL8uO71E
Gail Brokaw
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