Art History - Andy Goldsworthy

In my Art History 2023-2024 blog post, I decided April would be Andy Goldsworthy. Here are some resources and my planning notes:

Andy Goldworthy
1956 -

also

See Think Wonder (PDF)
pz.harvard.edu

24 Andy Goldsworthy Art Examples - FREE at TpT

Andy Goldsworthy Fact Cards (PDF)
teachingideas.co.uk

Andy Goldsworthy and Land Art
artuk.org

trailer for Rivers and Tides - Piffl Medien

trailer for Leaning into the Wind - Piffl Medien

trailer for Leaning into the Wind - Magnolia Pictures

Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art, and Ritual by Day Schildkret

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week of Apr 1

Wed

use fact cards to introduce our new artist

look at images in Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature

brainstorm what kinds of materials we have available to make Land Art in our location

do Create Your Own Land Art activity with sticks, leaves, wool yarn, and paint

example 1

example 2

example 3

the kids LOVED this! the house was so quiet while they were working, and an hour was definitely not enough time

Thu

add our sculptures to the yard; photograph them

week of Apr 22

Sat

have students introduce themselves (name, age, favorite season)

arrange students in pairs, give each group six Andy Goldsworthy art examples, go off and discuss what they notice about his art style

come back together and share observations

nature materials (leaves, ice, wood, rocks)
nature themes (circles, arches, spirals)
art that is fragile
art that will decompose
made of natural materials that have been altered (fire)
made of small pieces assembled together into a whole
made with perseverance

lay out all 24 pieces and put works together that seem similar

watch trailers for Leaning into the Wind and Rivers and Tides

lay down sticks to make rain shadows

spread leaf mulch in pollinator garden and build a fairy village

week of Apr 29

Mon

freeze water & food coloring in paper milk cartons (half gallon, quart)

Tue

peel the paper off our colorful cubes of ice

arrange them in the yard as a sculpture (the ice blocks hadn't frozen all the way solid, and there were hollow places in the middle of many, so the children put flower arrangements in them)

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