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The soul cannot thrive in the absence of art.

Henry Moore

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Henry Moore
Age: 88 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 30
Died: 1986
Died: August 31
Graphic Artist
Illustrator
Painter
Printmaker
Sculptor
Visual Artist
Watercolorist
Henry Spencer Moore
Henari Mure
Henri Mur
Henri Mor
Henry II Moore
Heng-li Mo-erh
Henry Moore II
Absence
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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 not to do with the practical side of making a living. It's to live a fuller human life.
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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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I have always liked drawing, when you draw you see things more intensely.
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