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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.
Henry Moore
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Henry Moore
Age: 88 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 30
Died: 1986
Died: August 31
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Henry Spencer Moore
Henari Mure
Henri Mur
Henri Mor
Henry II Moore
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Henry Moore II
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The soul cannot thrive in the absence of art.
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Talking about one's work releases the energy and tension to do and make.
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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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You must always be open to your luck. You cannot force it, but you can recognize it.
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Because a work does not aim at reproducing natural appearances it is not, therefore, an escape from life -- but may be a penetration into reality...as expression of the significance of life, a stimulation to greater effort in living.
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Art is a continuous activity with no separation between past and present.
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People think that they see, but they don't.
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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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If an artist tries consciously to do something to others, it is to stretch their eyes, their thoughts, to something they would not see or feel if the artist had not done it. To do this, he has to stretch his own first.
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Painting and sculpture help other people to see what a wonderful world we live in.
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One mustn't let technique be the consciously important thing. It should be at the service of expressing the form.
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The whole of nature is an endless demonstration of shape and form. It always surprises me when artists try to escape from this.
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Art is to make our lives richer and fuller.
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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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To be an artist is to believe in life.
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The observation of nature is part of an artist's life.
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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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I don't know of any good work of art that doesn't have a mystery.
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The important thing is somehow to begin.
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