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Andy Goldsworthy
British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist (born )
Andy Goldsworthy OBE | |
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Goldsworthy in | |
Born | () 25 July (age68) Cheshire, England |
Knownfor | Sculpture, photography |
Movement | Environmental art, land art |
Spouse | Judith Gregson (divorced) |
Partner | Tina Fiske |
Children | 4 |
Andy GoldsworthyOBE (born 25 July ) is an English sculptor, photographer, and environmentalist who produces site-specific sculptures and land art situated in natural and urban settings.
Rowan leaves hole andy goldsworthy biography
Early life
Goldsworthy was born in Cheshire on 25 July , the son of Muriel (née Stanger) and F. Allin Goldsworthy (–), a former professor of applied mathematics at the University of Leeds.[1][2] He grew up on the Harrogate side of Leeds.
From the age of 13, he worked on farms as a labourer. He has likened the repetitive quality of farm tasks to the routine of making sculpture: "A lot of my work is like picking potatoes; you have to get into