Wednesday, August 5, 2009
A few days ago on my day off, I watched Thomas Riedelsheimer's documentary Rivers and Tides. It’s a beautiful film that displays the everyday work and life of artist Andy Goldsworthy. It’s funny because I saw about ten minutes of the film during Early College; certain shapes and ideas stuck in my head, yet odd enough, I forgot where they came from. It was like an “oh yeah” kind of moment once I watched the scenes for a second time around. I love how he pushes the simple rules that I have learned over the past year in my design classes; the boundaries of hue, pushing them to their limits and combining them with figure ground. In 2D class, it’s sometimes hard to image the tedious exercises applied to everyday artwork. Though watching Goldsworthy, it all becomes relevant.
Yesterday at work it did as well. I hand picked these rocks on a bed that I sit, stand, and walk on every single day. When looking at the rocks all mixed together, they appear to be grey, yet with the Goldsworthy mindset, colors pop like one wouldn’t believe...
