The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
The hardened mass of liquid stones had much stronger qualities than those which had simply torn. The skin remained a recognisable part… — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
The first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the stone was far more interesting than the… — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
Fire is the origin of stone.By working the stone with heat, I am returning it to its source. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
Stones are checked every so often to see if any have split or at worst exploded. An explosion can leave debris in… — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
There is life in a stone. Any stone that sits in a field or lies on a beach takes on the memory… — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
If I had to describe my work in one word, that word would be time. — 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 Image
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 Image
I love the winter. Well, I love all the seasons, but the winter is possibly one of the most intense. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
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 Image
Sometimes you need to stop doing something to really see it afresh. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Nature, for me is raw and dangerous and difficult and beautiful and unnerving. — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
