The document outlines a virtual workshop featuring artist Andy Goldsworthy, known for his site-specific sculptures and environmental art. It discusses the art of rock balancing, describing it as both a performance art and a meditative practice used by various cultures. Additionally, it covers the significance of mandalas in Asian traditions, emphasizing their symbolic representation of the universe and their role in meditation.

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ANDY G O L D S W O R T H Y

4. Andy GOLDSWORTHY
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Andy Goldsworthy OBE (born
26 July 1956) is a British
sculptor, photographer and
environmentalist who
produces site-specific
sculptures and land art
situated in natural and urban
settings. He lives and works in
Scotland.

10. Robert Smithson | Spiral Jetty | Great Salt Lake | 1970

12. YOU ROCK
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When rocks are balanced and
stacked it is called rock
balancing or stone stacking. ...
Balancing rock piles, or stone
sculptures, are also known as
stone cairns and date back to
ancient times. Stones have
been stacked on top of each
other for many different
reasons by many different
cultures.

14. ROCK BALANCING
Rock balancing can be a performance art, a
spectacle, or a devotion, depending upon the
interpretation by its audience. Essentially, it
involves placing some combination of rock or
stone in arrangements which require patience
and sensitivity to generate, and which appear
to be physically impossible while actually being
only highly improbable.
Rock balancing has also been described as a
type of problem solving, and some artists
consider it as a skill in awareness. Some work
has been described as a magic trick for the
mind.

17. MANDALA
A mandala is a spiritual and ritual symbol
in Asian cultures. It can be understood in
two different ways: externally as a visual
representation of the universe or
internally as a guide for several practices
that take place in many Asian traditions,
including meditation. In Hinduism and
Buddhism, the belief is that by entering
the mandala and proceeding towards its
center, you are guided through the cosmic
process of transforming the universe from
one of suffering into one of joy and
happiness.

19. MANDALA
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A mandala, which is Sanskrit for
“circle” or “discoid object,” is a
geometric design that holds a great
deal of symbolism in Hindu and
Buddhist cultures. Mandalas are
believed to represent different
aspects of the universe and are
used as instruments of meditation
and symbols of prayer most
notably in China, Japan, and Tibet.

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MAKE SOME STUFF!

28. Email your creation & your name
for inclusion on
the Gallery of Art Website
to marilyn.traeger@gmail.com

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