Wednesday 11 June 2014

The Art of Living

“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.” Leonardo da Vinci.

Andres Amador, 42, creates designs on beaches from California to the Carribean which often cover a space as large as a football field.

They are raked into beach sand and are sometimes spontaneous and free-flowing, sometimes geometric and precise. Andre calls himself an "Earthscape Artist" designing fleeting beach artworks. 


Imagine, spending all that time working diligently on a specific project, to witness it being literally washed away in front of your eyes! And yet, this is the how Andres works.  The beauty, however, is always fleeting, waiting to be washed away. When the tide takes away his work, he is left with a blank slate to start again. Andre Amador was educated as an environmental scientist and previously worked in computer programming.

He gave up his job 10 years ago to pursue his artistic passion. He uses a camera mounted on a quad-copter to take high sky images of his designs, which he then sells online.

So, the next time you feel like screaming in frustration at a project going wrong, or you are feeling empty when a relationship or friendship ends. Consider, Andre Amador, he creates beauty and is content when nature removes it, why? I guess so he can look forward to starting the whole process all over again. 
 

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