Ephemeral work made outside, for and about a day, lies at the core of my art and its making must be kept private. Andy Goldsworthy More Quotes by Andy Goldsworthy More Quotes From Andy Goldsworthy The difference between a theatre with and without an audience is enormous. There is a palpable, critical energy created by the presence of the audience. Andy Goldsworthy differences theatre energy Photography is a way of putting distance between myself and the work which sometimes helps me to see more clearly what it is that I have made. Andy Goldsworthy distance photography inspiring The essence of drawing is the line exploring space. Andy Goldsworthy drawing essence art Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch. Andy Goldsworthy able artist interesting Some of the snowballs have a kind of animal energy. Not just because of the materials inside them, but in the way that they appear caged, captured. Andy Goldsworthy energy animal way One of the beauties of art is that it reflects an artist's entire life. What I've learned over the past 30 years is really beginning to inform what I make. I hope that process continues until I die. Andy Goldsworthy past years art We often forget that we are nature. Andy Goldsworthy forget The first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was in my early 20s. Andy Goldsworthy artist mother firsts The hardened mass of liquid stones had much stronger qualities than those which had simply torn. The skin remained a recognisable part of the molten stone. Andy Goldsworthy stronger skins artist Beauty is what sustains things, although beauty is underwritten by pain and fear. Andy Goldsworthy pain beauty I'm dealing with the most important things there are: life and nature. If this doesn't work, if this doesn't sustain me, I can't go back to nature. I'm right there. There's nowhere to go, and that frightens me. Andy Goldsworthy nowhere-to-go importance important A lot of my work is like picking potatoes; you have to get into the rhythm of it. It is different than patience. It is not thinking. It is working with the rhythm. Andy Goldsworthy potatoes different thinking Art is not a career - it's a life. Andy Goldsworthy art-is careers art Design implies a sense of mapping something out and then you follow the plan. Andy Goldsworthy mapping plans design I think that I'm always trying to get beyond the surface appearance of things, to go beyond what I can just see. Andy Goldsworthy always-trying appearance thinking If you repeat something, it can become pointless. Some things can repeat and be endlessly fascinating. Andy Goldsworthy repeats fascinating ifs The main reason I went to digital was because I got time-lapse, video, and still images all in one camera. Having a minimal amount of gear is really important for someone who wants to walk around. That allowed me to have this flexibility to document things in different ways. Andy Goldsworthy cameras different important I love the winter. Well, I love all the seasons, but the winter is possibly one of the most intense. Andy Goldsworthy intense wells winter If you lay in the rain, every rain shower, storm, whatever, is different. Every surface is different. Andy Goldsworthy storm different rain I just see myself as an object in the final image. I know I'm experiencing it when I'm there working on it. I'm there to be worked with, as anything else that I work with. Andy Goldsworthy objects finals knows
