And Vice Versa

It’s an age-old dilemma…does art mimic nature, or does nature mimic art?

Today, while reading my July National Geographic magazine, I was unable to get past the article about the bower birds of Australia. It was mesmerizing and amazing at the same time. It struck me that these birds must share studio space with Andy Goldsworthy. My sister Casey has been on an Andy Goldsworthy binge lately, so he’s been in the forefront of my mind by professional and general sisterly osmosis.

My age-old dilemma, however, has been this: How am I going to afford to visit all the places in the world and see all the places and things that must be seen with the human eye – like bower birds in their habitat?

Here is an Andy Goldsworthy work of art.
Here is a great bowerbird's piece of art.

Wow. Thank God for magazines.

Sloane

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