poiesis

A great art documentary, exploring a theme and medium both timeless and constantly changing. His ability to merge the natural world with the metaphors we ascribe to it is uncanny. Speaks a lot on context of an art piece/sculpture, and how that alters understanding and appreciation. Also good for a musing on natural found art. Could have ~15 min. trimmed, though, and he sometimes gets a little loose and new age-y with his terms.

loved the man's art.

The pacing is somewhat slow and repetitive, but somehow Andy Goldsworthy really captures what it means to be an artist and what it means to explore different ideas and materials from nature or from anywhere.

I do not have a lot to say but this is a really fascinating film about art, one with some wonderful images of nature because of the artist and his speciality in using natural materials.

Riedelsheimer captures - using the permanence of film - art that embraces the impermanence of nature, and so captures one-of-a-kind moments of time, fatigue, death and failure. It's a gorgeous, unorthodox subject. However, you'd probably only love it if you typically stop to watch video installations at art museums.

Some memorable and striking images, but it's a whole movie about art. Who really cares?

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This is a kind of "art documentary" film. But it feels like a nature documentary. As this film is not quite like any other on my list thus far, the score is not terribly meaningful. But it certainly is worth watching for the unique enchantment experience Andy Goldsworthy shares with the world here.