Top 25 Quotes by Andy Goldsworthy of 108 - Page 5

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.

Artist, Purpose, Accepting

Andy Goldsworthy (2001). “Midsummer Snowballs”, Harry N. Abrams

Abandoning the project was incredibly stressful after having gone through the process of building the room, installing the kiln, collecting the stones, sitting with the kiln day and night as it came to temperature, experiencing the failures.

Andy Goldsworthy

Artist, Night, Gone

I have worked with this red all over the world - in Japan, California, France, Britain, Australia - a vein running round the earth. It has taught me about the flow, energy and life that connects one place with another.

Andy Goldsworthy

Running, Artist, Japan

Andy Goldsworthy (2001). “Midsummer Snowballs”, Harry N. Abrams

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

Cities, People, Done

I take the opportunity each day offers.

Andy Goldsworthy

Opportunity, Each Day, Offers

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

Artist, Energy, Lines

Andy Goldsworthy (2001). “Midsummer Snowballs”, Harry N. Abrams