Andy Goldsworthy

A friend recently turned me on to Andy Goldsworthy, a Scottish/British sculptor who specializes in what could be termed environmentalist installation art. Think of it as performance art manifested through the creation of sculpture in mostly natural settings made of natural materials. I'd liken him to Christo except that Goldsworthy exhibits much less bravado. He also communicates with nature instead of conspicuously thrusting his influence upon it. His stuff's brilliant!

Rivers and Tides, a documentary on the artist, is available through online DVD rental. It's in my queue, it should be in yours.