My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see growth in wood, time in stone, nature in a city, and I do not mean its parks but a deeper understanding that a city is nature too-the ground upon which it is built, the stone with which it is made.

~ Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy Art Nature

Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality.

~ Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy Winter Quality Snow

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

Andy Goldsworthy Mountain Powerful Summer

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

Andy Goldsworthy Energy Artist Difficult