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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.

Henry Moore

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Henry Moore
Age: 88 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 30
Died: 1986
Died: August 31
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Watercolorist
Henry Spencer Moore
Henari Mure
Henri Mur
Henri Mor
Henry II Moore
Heng-li Mo-erh
Henry Moore II
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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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The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts.
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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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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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The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation.
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To be an artist is to believe in life.
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Painting and sculpture help other people to see what a wonderful world we live in.
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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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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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All art is an abstraction to some degree.
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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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