andy goldsworthy is an artist that makes amazing looking art out of nature. he doesn’t use any “unnatural” material in his art, so he’s not polluting when he just leaves his art places. i suppose you could describe his work as “organic.” i watched a documentary on him once, and it showed his process in making his insta
llations. to make the sculpture in the picture to the left, he would have to sit there for hours, holding icicles together until they melded together and stayed in place. he had to go through several failures before he reached the finished product. after it was finally completed, the sun came out, and it lasted for only a few more minutes after that. i couldn’t help but wonder if he had just wasted five hours of his life creating something just to see it fall apart in front of his eyes. people create things all the time that don’t serve a particularly important purpose, and i suppose none of it will last forever. so was this “art” a complete waste of time? was the Mona Lisa a waste of time? is art a waste of time?
llations. to make the sculpture in the picture to the left, he would have to sit there for hours, holding icicles together until they melded together and stayed in place. he had to go through several failures before he reached the finished product. after it was finally completed, the sun came out, and it lasted for only a few more minutes after that. i couldn’t help but wonder if he had just wasted five hours of his life creating something just to see it fall apart in front of his eyes. people create things all the time that don’t serve a particularly important purpose, and i suppose none of it will last forever. so was this “art” a complete waste of time? was the Mona Lisa a waste of time? is art a waste of time? 
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