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The artist works with a concentration of his whole personality, and the conscious part of it resolves conflicts, organized memories, and prevents him from trying to walk in two directions at the same time.
Henry Moore
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Henry Moore
Age: 88 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 30
Died: 1986
Died: August 31
Graphic Artist
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Painter
Printmaker
Sculptor
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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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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 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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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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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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All art is an abstraction to some degree.
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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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Talking about one's work releases the energy and tension to do and make.
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Painting and sculpture help other people to see what a wonderful world we live in.
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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 observation of nature is part of an artist's life.
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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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There is nothing greater than enthusiasm.
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People think that they see, but they don't.
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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 important thing is somehow to begin.
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There is a right physical size for every idea.
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To know one thing, you must know the opposite.
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All the arts are based on the senses. What they do for the person who practices them, and also the persons interested in them, is make that particular sense more active and more acute.
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The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form [and] knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration.
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