Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Goldsworthy, OBEis a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist producing site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings. He lives and works in Scotland...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionSculptor
Date of Birth26 July 1956
sculpture income source
The main source of my income is through the commissions of the large-scale works and big sculptures, the projects.
rain reality ice
If I'm going to understand the land, I have to understand the wind, the snow, the rain, the leaves, the ice, and changes in temperature. It just reflects a reality for me.
differences theatre energy
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.
projects bigs finished
When I do the permanent projects or the big projects, when a work is finished, that's the beginning of its life.
flames fire heat
I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat, not the flames.
stones form reconstruction
Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally reconstruct it in its original form.
two growth stones
I go way beyond just the wood and stone but to the process of growth and farming and the tensions between the two.
stones tests collecting
I did tests on small stones before collecting and committing myself to the larger ones.
fire stones heat
Fire is the origin of stone.By working the stone with heat, I am returning it to its source.
simple artist ideas
A snowball is simple, direct and familiar to most of us. I use this simplicity as a container for feelings and ideas that function on many levels.
iron blood stones
The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red.
rain storm different
If you lay in the rain, every rain shower, storm, whatever, is different. Every surface is different.
scary watches stones
It's frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt.
dying landscape something-new
You must have something new in a landscape as well as something old, something that's dying and something that's being born.