"I think the color is an expression of life. He accepts failure as part of the learning process and moves on to new challenges. We see a long rope of linked leaves, bright green, uncoil as it floats downstream. Andy Goldsworthy creates his work in natural environments with materials from nature including leaves, … Just like this extraordinary documentary. He seems to know that sometimes the magic works and sometimes it doesn't. Viewers are shown that there are many fails before one piece succeeds. He creates an igloo out of driftwood collected from the beach. Themes of Creation and Creator loom large here. Had I seen it? It is pricier than most DVDs, but still worth seeing if you are a fan of Goldsworthy. By now, we are well aware of his love of rivers for their free-flowing energy. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Goldsworthy sees these tough animals as possessing "dangerous and powerful qualities." In Garlic Leaves, filmed in Scotland, the artist is seen drawing with a thorn on garlic leaves. We see Damien Hurst's sheep, cut down the middle and embedded in plastic, and we cannot understand how it won the Turner Prize (forgetting that no one thought Turner was making art, either). Landscape sculptor Andy Goldsworthy is renowned throughout the world for his work in ice, stone, leaves, wood. Goldsworthy respects the processes of life and death reflected in nature. "Art for me is a form of nourishment," Goldsworthy says, and we see what he means as he begins to assemble his earthwork arrangements. Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2013. Rocks. Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2005. A stonewall crosses a field, wiggles its way under a river, and emerges to wind through the trees on the other side. Goldsworthy opens our eyes and all of our senses to the beauty and the multiple enchantments of the natural world that we so often take for granted. Mr. Goldsworthy has a deep need for communing with the natural landscape and seeks to rearrange rocks, ice, wood, snow, leaves, vines, flowers, moss, straw and clay in order to "touch the heart of the place". (And when you do, be sure not to miss the extra features -- they play an important part in understanding this artist.). In this meditative 90-minute documentary by Thomas Riedelsheimer, Goldsworthy is seen working on new creations as he explains his philosophy that brings together a Zen-like appreciation of the natural world, a deeply felt connection with the Earth and all its thousand things, a fascination with time and the ephemeral existence of objects, a respect for place and all the marvels discovered within a space that one knows intimately, and a yearning to explore the energy that is running through the landscape. He talks about the impact of sheep on the Scottish landscape; where they have grazed over the years, there are no trees. After he has spent many hours constructing an intricate mobile of twigs and thorns, the wind shifts and the piece collapses. RIVERS AND TIDES – ANDY GOLDWORTHY - WORKING WITH TIME 2004 90 Minutes Directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer Produced by Annedore V. Donop Rome Releasing DocuRama DVD - Rivers And Tides is a film, which demonstrates that a documentary may be both art and actuality. Copyright © 2006 - 2020 by CIStems, Inc., d.b.a. "), and then start again: "When I build something, I often take it to the very edge of its collapse, and that's a very beautiful balance." Please try again. I streamed it on Netflix this weekend and was surprised to note that it is from 2001. These mysteries intrigue the artist who, in the end, admits that language cannot adequately convey the full impact of the delights of the natural world. Spirituality & Practice. Unable to add item to List. Everyone was entranced, present, and fully engaged. The second disk features an illuminating 45-minute interview with Riedelsheimer, where he describes the process of making the film and reflects on Goldsworthy and Evelyn Glennie as subjects and as artists.