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Andrew Kao

Professor Leaym-Fernandez

Art 10

August 1, 2021

Inside The Space Written Narrative

Installation Art has been something that I enjoy looking at but never quite
understood or gave much thought other than how the installation was constructed.
Nowadays installation art is all around us and we don’t even know it. This particular
lesson opened my eyes and allowed me to see this genre of art in a different light. One
artist that stood out to me in this lesson was British artist, Andy Goldsworthy.
Andy Goldsworthy is a British installation artist who uses natural materials like
twigs, leaves, snow, ice and much more to create his pieces. He did this to provoke a
surprise or a sense of improbability in the mind of the viewer. (Robbins, 2005). Looking
at a lot of his work, he creates a hole or a black hole which he says represents the force
of the earth and people are usually drawn to a black hole. (Robbins, 2005). All of his
work uses the natural materials that are available to him on site. He uses elements that
relate to or become part of the setting and that has a finite lifespan. (Whittaker,1995)
Goldsworthy’s Rowan Leaves and Hole is a wonderful piece that I was drawn to
immediately. He had gathered leaves with colors of red, orange yellow and those types
of hues. Then also collecting a darker shade of red, Goldsworthy arranged them so that
it goes darkest to lightest. The colors he chose for this piece gave it a fall mood
because he had picked out analogous colors, which are red, orange and yellow. There
was almost like an illusion effect where the hole was deeper than it actually was. I think
part of that was the effect of the yellow and it’s intensity. It seems like from a lot of his
artwork, he likes to use these kinds of intense yellows. Goldsworthy’s relationship with
nature seems so genuine and he clearly loves the environment and it clearly shows
from his work. Nature remains sacred and hale, whole, something not to be touched,
handled, or broken into. (Kosky, 2012).
Andy Goldsworthy’s work is inspiring on so many levels. Having a love for nature
like he does makes one think about their own relationship with nature. I think in recent
years we as a society have been more and more conscious about what and how we
treat our environment and nature. Nature is something we need and it needs us more
than ever. We should be more aware of our actions and how it affects the world around
us. Earth is our home and we should treat it with more respect.
Creating this piece was not easy and a lot of thought had to be put into deciding
what to do, with what materials and where to execute. I live in Queens, NY which is
surrounded by mostly buildings, businesses, and subways. So nature and trees come
few and far between. But luckily we do have a big park called Flushing Meadow Corona
Park where we could get our nature fix in. This is a park that I, along with many other
families, frequently go to run, barbecue with friends and family, play sports, among other
activities. The New York Mets play here, the US Open is held here every year, and the
1964 World’s Fair was held here as well. This park is full of life. A representation of life
is trees and Flushing Meadow Corona Park has plenty. There is one part of the park
where there was an unfortunate event. Recently a storm caused a tree to be pulled from
its roots and the tree fell and it has been sitting there since. The city cut it’s branches off
and all that is left is it’s trunk. I chose this tree because out of the whole park this one
tree has fallen and to me, it’s a terrible thing so I wanted to do my best to sort of “revive”
it. I had drawn leaves on paper and cut them out then colored them with an orange on
one side and purple on the other. Because the grass and its surroundings was green, I
wanted to compliment its surroundings by selecting split-complementary colors. I
punched holes to the bottom of the leaves and tied long blades of grass to it and hung
the leaves on the tree’s trunk. To me this is to signify hope. Even though this tree has
fallen, it’s never dead and that we should still be hopeful for tomorrow. I call my piece
“Can’t Bring Me Down”. Which is from the perspective of the tree.
This project allowed me to really think about the space around us and how to use
it not just in an artistic sense but also how we occupy this space and earth. It also
allowed me to think deeper about our environment, how to treat it with respect and be a
little more conscious of our actions and how it impacts the world around us. I don’t think
we’re quite at the point where we’re carbon neutral but we’re slowly getting there and
I’m hopeful.

Word length: 864 Words

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