Three or four stones in one firing will all react differently. I try to achieve a balance between those that haven't progressed enough and those about to go too far. 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 differencestheatreenergy 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 distancephotographyinspiring The essence of drawing is the line exploring space. Andy Goldsworthy drawingessenceart Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch. Andy Goldsworthy ableartistinteresting 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 energyanimalway 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 pastyearsart 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 artistmotherfirsts 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 strongerskinsartist 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 ephemerallyingart Beauty is what sustains things, although beauty is underwritten by pain and fear. Andy Goldsworthy painbeauty 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-goimportanceimportant 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 potatoesdifferentthinking Art is not a career - it's a life. Andy Goldsworthy art-iscareersart Design implies a sense of mapping something out and then you follow the plan. Andy Goldsworthy mappingplansdesign 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-tryingappearancethinking If you repeat something, it can become pointless. Some things can repeat and be endlessly fascinating. Andy Goldsworthy repeatsfascinatingifs 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 camerasdifferentimportant I love the winter. Well, I love all the seasons, but the winter is possibly one of the most intense. Andy Goldsworthy intensewellswinter If you lay in the rain, every rain shower, storm, whatever, is different. Every surface is different. Andy Goldsworthy stormdifferentrain
