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Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Goldsworthy
British Artist
Born: Jul 26, 1956
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Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality. Andy Goldsworthy
Winter Quality Isolated Patch Snow Special Even
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. Andy Goldsworthy
Simple Simplicity Feelings Direct Container Ideas Most Familiar Snowball Us Use Many Many Levels Function Levels
I have walked around the same streets so many times, and then seen a place that had been hidden to me. I now know the sites in a way that makes me think I could have made better use of the connections between place and snowball. Andy Goldsworthy
Me Better Made Seen Think Way Hidden Could Had Between Know Around Makes Been Walked Times Snowball Same Sites Place Then Use Many Connections Now Streets
I am not a performer but occasionally I deliberately work in a public context. Some sculptures need the movement of people around them to work. Andy Goldsworthy
Work People Some Deliberately Performer Occasionally Around Am Context Movement Public Them Sculptures Need
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
Relationship Energy Difficult Pandering Complex Critical Fine Fine Line Between Line Artist Explain Public Using Creatively
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
Balance Try Achieve Will Three Too Enough Those About Firing Between React Go Stones Far Differently Four
I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat, not the flames. Andy Goldsworthy
Fire Become About Am Cautious Heat Flames Interested Theatrical Using
Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose. Andy Goldsworthy
Project Though Something Purpose Part Accept Confrontation
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
Life Me World Energy Earth France Running About Red Vein Over California Another Australia Taught Place Japan Worked Connects Round Flow Britain
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
People Edge Other Side City Brought Were Leeds Up Five Done Realise Places Urban Fields Miles Many Works
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
First Drawing Tried Spirit More Had Opening Than Stone Done Just Experimentation Interesting Far
Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally reconstruct it in its original form. Andy Goldsworthy
Once Out Possible Reconstruct Mentally Fired Still Stone Form Original
Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain in late May or June. There's something very powerful about finding snow in summer. Andy Goldsworthy
Nature Late Summer Top Finding About Something Powerful Come Occasionally Very June Mountain Patch Snow May Across Last
The first snowball I froze was put in my mother's deep freeze when I was in my early 20s. Andy Goldsworthy
Mother First Put Freeze Snowball Deep Early Early 20s
The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red. Andy Goldsworthy
Our Red Also Content Blood Iron Stone Which Reason Why

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