His work is placed in areas where the environment can change and over time destroy his work. In ‘Dandelions and Hole’ he uses dandelions which can easily wilt, die, be stepped on or blow away. He is at mercy of the environment and must make sure he works within a specific time frame to capture the look he is aiming for, before it is destroyed by the elements of the outside environment. Goldsworthy views his artwork process as a ‘collaboration with nature’. He collects the materials to create his artwork from the environment. Anything he sees, that he gains inspiration from, he uses. For example, he once made an ice sculpture using icicles and his spit. In ‘Dandelions and Hole’, he found his inspiration on a grass verge between two roads. …show more content…
He has a team of labourers and craftsmen who follow him, while he searches for inspiration. They help with the heavier items, like cutting the wood or carving the stone. He has an art gallery, in which he is reproducing some of his famous artworks, with the help of his labourers and art students. Not only does he use people to help in the process, but he also uses nature. He has used sheep (in a series called ‘Sheep Paintings’, developed in the 1990’s). He also uses himself, for example in the series ‘Rain Shadows’ (1984), he lay on the ground before the rain started and stayed there until it stopped, to create a shadow in the shape of his body. This shows the lengths he goes to in the creation of his artwork. In ‘Dandelions and Hole’, he presumably created the artwork on his own, as it was a simple, yet thought provoking design. Just himself, the environment and his camera. "The ephemeral work is done in the spirit of trying to learn to look at what's there. It's a way of finding out about the world around me and exploring it."- Andy Goldsworthy, October 2015 (The Herald, Scotland). Goldsworthy has said that his goal is to understand nature, by becoming part of it. He wants to show the beauty in the simple things, in the world we live in, therefore being more relatable to his audience. Using everyday objects in nature, creating beauty in the simple things, all makes