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Goldsworthy’s work is often criticised and there is some argument as to what genre it should be placed. To some extent it can be classed as environmental art yet not ecological art; it is using the environment as its primary resource on a an made level. It does not preserve the land. Moreover Goldsworthy changes – some would argue damages – nature to his end. Conversely, it is glorifying nature; as sculptural land art it is drawing attention to nature (a whole debate in itself). Goldsworthy again uses photographs to present to the art world, yet he also presents the sculptures as they are. The Storm King Wall seemed to be a criticism of the art world in general, presenting a traditional cumbrian stone wall inside and outside a gallery. It was suggesting the natural beauty of the cumbrian landscape, encouraging people to look beyond what they see. Personally, I enjoy the aesthetics of Goldsworthy’s pieces, which I think in themself say more about the beauty of the natural world than alot of other environmental art pieces.

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