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Henry Moore Inspirational Quotes (43)

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Talking about one's work releases the energy and tension to do and make.
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Between beauty of expression and power of expression there is a difference of function. The first aims at pleasing the senses, the second has a spiritual vitality which for me is more moving and goes deeper than the senses.
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To be an artist is to believe in life.
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There is nothing greater than enthusiasm.
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Art is a continuous activity with no separation between past and present.
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It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.
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Sculpture is an art of the open air... I would rather have a piece of my sculpture put in a landscape, almost any landscape, than in, or on, the most beautiful building I know.
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The important thing is somehow to begin.
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To know one thing, you must know the opposite.
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In my opinion, everything, every shape, every bit of natural form, animals, people, pebbles, shells, anything you like are all things that can help you to make a sculpture.
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A piece of sculpture can have a hole through it and not be weakened if the hole is of a studied size, shape, and direction.
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One never knows what each day is going to bring. The important thing is to be open and ready for it.
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I find drawing a useful outlet for ideas for which there is not time enough to realize as sculpture... And I sometimes draw just for its own enjoyment.
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All art should have a certain mystery and should make demands on the spectator. Giving a sculpture or a drawing too explicit a title takes away part of that mystery so that the spectator moves on to the next object, making no effort to ponder the meaning of what he has just seen. Everyone thinks that he or she looks but they don't really, you know.
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I have always been very interested in landscape... I find that all natural forms are a source of unending interest - tree trunks, the growth of branches from the trunk, each finding its own individual air-space.
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Art is to make our lives richer and fuller.
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The observation of nature is part of an artist's life.
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There is a right physical size for every idea.
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Our knowledge of shape and form remains, in general, a mixture of visual and of tactile experiences... A child learns about roundness from handling a ball far more than from looking at it.
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