#sculpt

I do not think men have more talent. There are a great many women in the arts; novelists, painters, sculptors, poets-but the proportion is far lower in the field of song writing. ↗

— Dorothy Fields

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Painting and sculpture are very archaic forms. It's the only thing left in our industrial society where an individual alone can make something with not just his own hands, but brains, imagination, heart maybe. ↗

— Philip Guston

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The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

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Photography suits the temper of this age - of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by painting or sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts decisively, accurately. ↗

— Edward Weston

#active #acts #age #bodies #decisively

I paint and sculpt to get a grip on reality... to protect myself. ↗

— Alberto Giacometti

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A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds. ↗

— Henry Moore

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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. ↗

— Henry Moore

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In the studio, I don't do a lot of work that requires repetitive activity. I spend a lot of time looking and thinking and then try to find the most efficient way to get what I want, whether it's making a drawing or a sculpture, or casting plaster or whatever. ↗

— Bruce Nauman

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Treat your life like something to be sculpted. ↗

— Larry Niven

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So, in other words, how you respond to a sculpture, how a viewer sees the sculpture, is vital. ↗

— Anthony Caro

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