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“The early firings contained many stones.”

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Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy, born on July 26, 1956, is a renowned British photographer. His works are inspired by nature and capture the beauty of landscapes through unique perspectives and techniques, earning him the title of 'earth artist'. Goldsworthy's art often involves creating outdoors, using natural materials to produce works that have a strong visual impact and artistic appeal. more

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“A lot of my work is like picking potatoes; you have to get into the rhythm of it. It is different than patience. It is not thinking. It is working with the rhythm.”

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“I can't edit the materials I work with. My remit is to work with nature as a whole. I find nature as a whole disturbing. Nature can be harsh – difficult and brutal, as well as beautiful. You couldn't walk five minutes from here without coming across something that is dead or decaying.”

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“There are occasions when I have moved boulders, but I'm reluctant to, especially ones that have been rooted in a place for many years.”

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“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.”

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“Art for me is a form of nourishment. I need the land. I need it.”

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“When I make a work, I often take it to the very edge of its collapse, and that's a very beautiful balance.”

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“Ephemeral work made outside, for and about a day, lies at the core of my art and its making must be kept private.”

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“You must have something new in a landscape as well as something old, something that's dying and something that's being born.”

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“I am for an art that tells you the time of day, or where such and such a street is. I am for an art that helps old ladies across the street.”

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“I am for the art of underwear and the art of taxicabs. I am for the art of ice cream cones dropped on concrete.”

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Book:Claes Oldenburg: an exhibition organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, under the auspices of the International Council of the Museum, the Tate Gallery, London 24 June - 16th August 1970

Source: Claes Oldenburg: an exhibition organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, under the auspices of the International Council of the Museum, the Tate Gallery, London 24 June - 16th August 1970