Introduction
Goldsworthy and Christo are two famous landscape artists who are well known for their works. The two artists use their creativity to come up with outdoor artistic impressions which are bold and provocative. As a result, each artist has his own style which he uses to convey different emotions to specific audiences. This paper will compare and contrast the works of the two artists to show their significance in landscape art.
Comparisons
Goldsworthy uses brightly colored materials to make his work stand out in different environments. He uses photographs and films to record his works to show how different objects are arranged in a landscape. In addition, nature has a big role to play in Goldsworthy’s work because it allows him to use natural materials that exist in an area to develop his installations.
This allows him to show the atmosphere surrounding his objects and how they connect to each other to form an impressive visual pattern. Similarly, Christo’s work uses natural colorful elements that exist in different landscapes which are recorded through photographs and films. This enables him to create artworks that show the unity between natural and artificial forms in a landscape and how they relate to each other.
Goldsworthy and Christo use color liberally in their artworks to show how their objects appear in different times of the day. Color and tonal variations bring out different meanings in their art works making them more appealing to diverse audiences.
In addition, they use color to show different types of moods in their work to appeal to the inner instincts of their audiences. In addition, both artists use natural light in their works to make them more realistic. This enables them to capture the essence of the natural landscapes they are portraying accurately.
Contrast
Goldsworthy is usually inspired by seas, rivers and other water forms in his work. These water forms allow him to think creatively about what he wants to achieve and how he is going to achieve it. Additionally, he only uses natural materials found in a particular environment to make his installations.
This allows him to show the energy within and outside various objects he uses in his artworks to portray how they fit in a particular environment. Some of the key elements that stand out in his works include light, growth, motion and transformation. He uses these elements to display the fluidity with which different forms in the natural environment interact to create an unexpected visual impression.
Christo’s work mainly uses fabrics, ropes and cables together with other elements in different landscapes to come up with appealing visual impressions. He wraps his fabrics around different objects making sure they portray different tonal variations to show radical changes they bring to the natural environment.
Afterwards he photographs or films the artistic forms created out of his process to illustrate how they fit in a particular natural landscape. He uses external materials in close proximity to distinct natural features in vast landscapes to show how they relate. As a result, this enables landscapes to be interpreted differently by people who view them because they are able to notice the intimacy with which he brings out the tonal variations that exist between different forms.
Methods and Means
The movement and sound of the water stimulate Goldsworthy’s creative instincts enabling him to internalize the beauty he experiences which is transferred to the artworks he creates. He uses twigs, stones, ice and sticks to come up with attractive artworks which are either filmed or photographed for future exhibitions.
The fluidity of water movements and sounds is represented in his works through constant change. As a result, this allows him to transfer what he sees to his artworks. He captures the essence of time and weather in his works by showing how they strengthen or weaken different objects that are displayed.
Christo uses large scale installations to show how the progression of his ideas from abstract symbols to realistic forms. His works reveal how landscapes and natural features change when they are altered by different human activities.
This approach allows him to develop different projects which have their own identities and uses photographs and films to show how they fit in different natural environments. He uses the vastness of his projects to show how different objects alter the identity of a particular landscape. This gives it a rich and distinct visual impression.
Reaction
Goldworthy’s landscape art shows the significance of time and how it influences the internal energy within different objects and the external energy that make them move or release different sounds. The tranquility and volatility of different water forms and how they relate to other natural forms are attributes which are effectively portrayed by Goldsworthy and they infuse the reality of nature in his works.
Christo’s works focus on relationships between external materials and undisturbed landscapes. His works portray the shift from abstract ideas to reality using fabrics and ropes to create distinctive shapes that combine freely with different landscapes where they are situated. The vastness of his projects ensures relationships between natural o and artificial objects are conveyed clearly.