All Henry Moore Quotes
- The soul cannot thrive in the absence of art. Absence
- Being an artist is celebrating life. Artist
- I have always liked drawing, when you draw you see things more intensely. Always Liked
- 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. Direction
- A sculptor is a person obsessed with the form and shape of things. Form
- A work can have in it a pent-up energy, an intense life of its own, independent of the subject it may represent. Energy
- Now I really make the little idea from clay, and I hold it in my hand. I can turn it, look at it from underneath,… Almost Like
- To know one thing, you must know the opposite. Art
- The creative habit is like a drug. Creative
- There is nothing greater than enthusiasm. Enthusiasm
- Because a work does not aim at reproducing natural appearances it is not, therefore, an escape from life -- but may be a penetration into… Aim
- Discipline in art is a fundamental struggle to understand oneself, as much as to understand what one is drawing. Art
- Recently I have been working in the country, where, carving in the open air, I find sculpture more natural than in a London studio, but… Air
- One never knows what each day is going to bring. The important thing is to be open and ready for it. Bring
- 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… Aim
- 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… All
- All art is an abstraction to some degree. Abstraction
- 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,… Artist
- I find in all the artists that I admire most a disturbing element, a distortion, giving evidence of a struggle . . . . In… Admire
- Nothing raises the price of a blessing like its removal; whereas, it was its continuance which should have taught us its value. [It is wise… Blessing
- Art is the expression of imagination, not the reproduction of reality. Art
- You must always be open to your luck. You cannot force it, but you can recognize it. Cannot Force
- The important thing is somehow to begin. Begin
- There is a right physical size for every idea. Every Idea
- I sometimes draw just for its own enjoyment. Draw