Reflection on the Leaning into the Wind! - Andy Goldsworthy

I have been able to extract some interesting ideas from this documentary:

First of all, everyone can do art as long as one remains curious and tries to experiment with everything one bumps into and even with oneself. Sometimes, art arises just from experimenting and playing with different elements and one does not always need to plan or pre-design how and what it is going to be or look like. Thus, one may have an idea and try different ways to obtain it or just play with some daily elements to see what comes from it. Additionally, the artist makes one realise no one needs to try and find or even buy the perfect material to build one's creation, but one can perform and produce art with daily materials one can find nearby. 

Second of all, a lot of people may think not everyone can create art and that this artwork is mainly represented and presented in museums. However, with this documentary, the artist Andy Goldsworthy does evidence and give proof that art can be created everywhere, even in places one might have never thought of. Some of these places can be public places or even in nature, as simple as this. 

Third of all, concerning the conception of art, he sees it as something that might be unclear at the beginning, obtain meaning at the specific moment of creating it and become again unclear at the end. I wanted to highlight this view since I have never been told this and I think that it is so simple and real that, sometimes, we ignore it and we do not even see how close or right he is when he says it. Art is closely related to the emotions, feelings and reminds us of some specific situations since it was meant to be created at the same moment of producing or performing it; it is the exact moment in which it gains meaning or sense.

Fourth of all, in this documentary, art is reflected as a provider of new or different ways to see, understand and live in this world. Hence, in order to create, one must be able to open one's mind to other and new possibilities and perspectives, giving to oneself new experiences, gaining new knowledge and, consequently, becoming more tolerant and unique, since one will take advantage of the situation differently and personalise their work. 

Finally, I will try to apply his way of creating and seeing art in my next creations, which will be shown in this blog eventually. Besides, baring in mind we are found now living in quarantine, without being able to go out and obtain new material, I will, of course, have to use daily and common material to build my artwork. So, WISH ME GOOD LUCK!😉💪