Henry Moore Quotes

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• 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
• I'm very grateful that I was too poor to get to art school until I was 21. . . I was old enough when I… Adversity
• Art is a continuous activity with no separation between past and present. Activity
• Art is not to do with the practical side of making a living. It's to live a fuller human life. Art
• If an artist tries consciously to do something to others, it is to stretch their eyes, their thoughts, to something they would not see or… Artist
• 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… Artist
• 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… Draw
• Talking about one's work releases the energy and tension to do and make. Energy
• Sculpture is an art of the open air... I would rather have a piece of my sculpture put in a landscape, almost any landscape, than… Air
• Our knowledge of shape and form remains, in general, a mixture of visual and of tactile experiences... A child learns about roundness from handling a… Ball
• If I set out to sculpt a standing man and it becomes a lying woman, I know I am making art. Art
• The construction of the human figure, its tremendous variety of balance, of size, of rhythm, all those things make the human form much more difficult… All
• I sometimes begin a drawing with no preconceived problem to solve, with only the desire to use pencil on paper... but as my eye takes… Arrives
• I have always been very interested in landscape... I find that all natural forms are a source of unending interest - tree trunks, the growth… Air
• I don't know of any good work of art that doesn't have a mystery. Any
• The whole of nature is an endless demonstration of shape and form. It always surprises me when artists try to escape from this. Always Surprises

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