“to give life to sculpture I found it must have a pulse, a breathing quality that could change in a flash, and it must never appear static, hard, or unrevealing. All these demands formed themslves in my thoughts, and became like an endless obsession.” GivingArtHardFoundQualityDemandEndlessObsessionBreathingFlashMy ThoughtsSculpturePulseStatic Book:Yesterday is Tomorrow: A Personal History Source: Yesterday is Tomorrow: A Personal History
“Sculpture is a parable in three dimensions, a symbol of a spiritual experience, and a means of conveying truth by concentrating its essence into visible form. ... It must be the reflection of the artist who creates it and of the era in which he lives, not an echo or a memory of other days and other ways.” WayMeanArtSpiritualFormArtistThreeMemoriesReflectionEssenceSymbolsErasVisibleDimensionsEchoesSculptureConcentratingParablesSpiritual ExperienceConveyingThree Dimensions Book:Sculpture inside and out Source: Sculpture inside and out
“If one of God's children finds he cannot see or feel life in other terms than those of form, if he tries to escape and live outside of this obsession and fails, he generally calls himself a sculptor.” IfsFeelsTryingChildrenArtFormTermFailingObsessionSculptureSculptors Book:Sculpture inside and out Source: Sculpture inside and out
“Sculpture may be almost anything: a monument, a statue, an old coin, a bas-relief, a portrait bust, a lifelong struggle against heavy odds.” MayArtStruggleHeavyReliefOddsPortraitsCoinsSculptureStatuesMonumentLifelong Book:Sculpture inside and out Source: Sculpture inside and out
