I think I have been fashioned by the fickle weather of Britain that it is - it's forever changing. There's no kind of constant sun or dry weather or freezing weather, and I'm always having to change and adapt to… — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century and the next. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
Understanding the materials I work with... gives me a deeper understanding of my place. And it's helped me make sense of the changes that… — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
I love the winter. Well, I love all the seasons, but the winter is possibly one of the most intense. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
Time gives growth, it gives continuity and it gives change. And in the case of some sculptures, time gives a patina to them. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
I've laid down in dried up streambeds, leaving a shadow. And then, five minutes later, it's flash flooded, and where I once laid is… — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
When I do the permanent projects or the big projects, when a work is finished, that's the beginning of its life. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
Nature, for me is raw and dangerous and difficult and beautiful and unnerving. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
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 Copy Share
I have to understand the nature of change. And I cannot just work with stone or the more permanent materials. I need to work… — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
Design implies a sense of mapping something out and then you follow the plan. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share
