Andy Goldsworthy Quotes

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

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

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 reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red. - 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 first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was in my early 20s. - Andy Goldsworthy

The early firings contained many stones. - 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

Page 1 of 4

Next -> Last ->>