Conclusion

Andy Goldsworthy brings us simple concepts tied up with nuance. He searches and explores the landscape seeking to know the land and then he brings us this knowledge and the sense of curiosity and play that goes with it. His totems are the simple geometries of the circle, the line, time, change and the cycles of nature. He feels little need to speak directly about his work, implying that communication is inherent to the work itself, and that it can say more through its subtlety

than he can with words. His work brings a sense of peace and relaxed quiet, a far cry from our modern, hectic life.
We are shown transience in his work in the way he uses temporary materials such as snow and ice, as well as the way in which he does not present us a history of himself. Finally and foremost he brings us a sense of deep abiding love of the land in which he works.