Andy Goldsworthy Quotes

Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally reconstruct it in its original form.
Andy Goldsworthy

People also leave presence in a place even when they are no longer there.
Andy Goldsworthy

People do not realise that many of my works are done in urban places. I was brought up on the edge of Leeds, five miles from the city centre-on one side were fields and on the other, the city.
Andy Goldsworthy

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

Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood.
Andy Goldsworthy

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

Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in the elements so the firing has to be abandoned.
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

The early firings contained many stones.
Andy Goldsworthy

The first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was in my early 20s.
Andy Goldsworthy

The first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the stone was far more interesting than the drawing that I had done on it.
Andy Goldsworthy

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

The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red.
Andy Goldsworthy

The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There is a fine line between using this critical energy creatively and pandering to it.
Andy Goldsworthy

The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is a violence that is in stone. A tear is more unnerving than a break.
Andy Goldsworthy

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

Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century and the next.
Andy Goldsworthy

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Andy Goldsworthy Quotes

Type: Artist Quotes Category: British Artist Quotes Date of Birth: July 26, 1956 Nationality: British Find on Amazon: Andy Goldsworthy Related Authors: Damien Hirst Howard Hodgkin Lucian Freud Ben Nicholson David Lloyd Gerald Scarfe Bridget Riley Benjamin Haydon	1 - 2 Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally reconstruct it in its original form. Andy Goldsworthy People also leave presence in a place even when they are no longer there. Andy Goldsworthy People do not realise that many of my works are done in urban places. I was brought up on the edge of Leeds, five miles from the city centre-on one side were fields and on the other, the city. Andy Goldsworthy 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 Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood. Andy Goldsworthy 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 Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in the elements so the firing has to be abandoned. 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 The early firings contained many stones. Andy Goldsworthy The first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was in my early 20s. Andy Goldsworthy The first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the stone was far more interesting than the drawing that I had done on it. Andy Goldsworthy 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 The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red. Andy Goldsworthy The relationship between the public and the artist is complex and difficult to explain. There is a fine line between using this critical energy creatively and pandering to it. Andy Goldsworthy The stones tear like flesh, rather than breaking. Although what happens is violent, it is a violence that is in stone. A tear is more unnerving than a break. Andy Goldsworthy 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 Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century and the next. Andy Goldsworthy 1 - 2