Andy Goldsworthy was born on 26 July 1956 in Cheshire. Goldsworthy attended Bradford College of Art between 1974 and 1975, and later Preston Polytechnic in 1978. His father taught mathematics at the University of Leeds; It was in Leeds that Goldsworthy first discovered the landscape as a teenager, when he worked on a farm. It was this early experience that made him interested in the earth's natural resources. Andy blends and shapes a mixture of natural resources into something inspiring, often known as "land art". His work ranges from icy arches to an array of red poppy petals. He used these natural resources because he didn't want them to look surreal or out of place, but they stood out because they were distinctive due to his artistic work connecting to the surrounding environment. Andy was heavily influenced by Robert Smithson as he was also known for his work on earth (Spiral Jetty). Robert was like Andy, he wasn't limited with resources or gender and he was tied to the environment. Beyond that, Robert incorporates his artwork without harming the environment but rather enhances the view, as he did with the Spiral Jetty; similarly Andy also does his job. Andy uses temporary objects that over time deteriorate and become part of the area. Many of the works Andy creates are influenced by his experience of agricultural life; the structure of nature, the cycle of life and death. More importantly, in the 1970s, artists were influenced by Cubism which was about visual representation, replacing a single view of something and instead thinking about different interpretations of it. So Andy may have looked at nature from a different point of view, he may have seen the stones laying on the floor, but instead he decided to make a model of them... in the center of the paper... for example snow, stones, wood, water , mud, flower petals or even his own saliva to create his work and a beautiful structure with them. I was influenced by the use of autumn leaves with different shades that blend together to form a vivid flower. Furthermore, I can learn to be resourceful even from just a limited amount of materials. In my opinion, Andy Goldsworthy is a one of a kind artist as he doesn't need technology to create art but he just needs leaves, branches, twigs and etc which can be found everywhere. Not only that, but he inspired me to do something similar like him, like making my own version of his leaf artwork. I could also make bows using branches and twigs. Watching this artist has made me better as I can now identify which leaves/stones will blend into each other with complementary colors making it more eye catching.