Passage Quotes

“Fear always accompanies the making of art, generated by the shock of seeing an idea taking its form. A sculpture in the mind is safe and secure--the actual work rarely behaves as intended.”
― Andy Goldsworthy, Passage

“A tension develops between what I want and what is emerging. This tension is important to the feeling of the piece.”
― Andy Goldsworthy, Passage

“My art helps make sense of things.”
― Andy Goldsworthy, Passage

“Sometimes I feel that the source of a sculpture's energy comes from the effort of trying to regain a sense of balance lost at some point when I lacked control or concentration or perhaps made an error of judgment.

Such moments happen all the time in the making of a sculpture. Not to experience uncertainty or to make no mistakes would in a sense render the making of a sculpture pointless. Any new work should challenge my understanding of both how and why a sculpture should be made.”
― Andy Goldsworthy, Passage