Beauty in 3D

Alexander Calder / Eucalyptus, 1940

Michelangelo / The David

Andy Goldsworthy / Ice Spiral

Andy Goldsworthy / Ice Spiral

British sculptor/naturalist who uses things in nature to make beautiful works of art and sculpture. He pours a lot of passion and carefulness into each creation, that may or may not be a permanent work of Art. That alone makes each of his pieces all the more beautiful.

"Throughout his career most of Goldsworthy's work has been made in the open air, in places as diverse as the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District, Grize Fiord in the Northern Territories of Canada, the North Pole, Japan, the Australian outback, St Louis, Missouri and Dumfriesshire. The materials he uses are those to hand in the remote locations he visits: twigs, leaves, stones, snow and ice, reeds and thorns (http://www.sculpture.org.uk)."

This Ice Spiral is one if my favorites. He did many like this, and he time and patience alone involved in creating pieces like this are amazing, and then its ice. And it will melt.

see more of his work at:
http://www.goldsworthy.cc.gla.ac.uk/


Michelangelo / The David

Stands to be one of the greatest sculptors of all time. I was lucky enough to see his masterpiece, The David in Florence Italy last summer. It was never one of my favorite works by Michelangelo, although I had always admired it, but something about being 5 inches away from it, and seeing just how perfect it was changed my opinion completely. It was so lifelike and realistic, I half expected it to start breathing. Something else amazing is the fact that Michelangelo was 25 when he created The David (pbs.com/culureshock).

More info on The David


Alexander Calder / Eucalyptus, 1940

Described as being able to "Draw three dimensional figures in space (http://calder.org)." He may be best known for his mobile like sculptures that hang magically in the air, and are very dainty, but has also created large scale pieces that are in public places all over the world (http://calder.org)."

In Eucalyptus I love the way the wind can play with the shape and form of the sculpture, and the imaginative forms it can take. It is also beautiful in its simplicity and delicacy with the wire barely noticed, it looks like shapes floating in mid air.