All Henry Moore Quotes
- 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
- Clever people can copy the handwriting of an artist - it's like forging a person's signature. Artist
- The first hole made through a piece of stone is a revelation. Art
- 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… All
- 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… Active
- You leave space for the body, imagining the other part even though it isn't there. Body
- One mustn't let technique be the consciously important thing. It should be at the service of expressing the form. Consciously
- Painting and sculpture help other people to see what a wonderful world we live in. Help
- I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'. Day
- The secret of life is to have a task, something you devote your entire life to, something you bring everything to, every minute of the… Bring
- A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds. Art