Ideas must be put to the test. That's why we make things, otherwise they would be no more than ideas. There is often a huge difference between an ide… - Andy Goldsworthy

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Ideas must be put to the test. That's why we make things, otherwise they would be no more than ideas. There is often a huge difference between an idea and its realisation. I've had what I thought were great ideas that just didn't work. Sometimes it's difficult to say if something has worked or not. Photography is a way of putting distance between myself and the work which sometimes helps me to see more clearly what it is that I have made.

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About Andy Goldsworthy

Andy Goldsworthy (born 20 april 1956) is a British artist and photographer famous for his site specific sculpture and land art.

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Alternative Names: Andi Gōruzuwājī Andrew Goldsworthy
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I find some of my new works disturbing, just as I find nature as a whole disturbing. The landscape is often perceived as pastoral, pretty, beautiful – something to be enjoyed as a backdrop to your weekend before going back to the nitty-gritty of urban life. But anybody who works the land knows it's not like that. 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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