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"All the sculptures of today, like those of the past, will end one day in pieces... So it is important to fashion ones work carefully in its smallest recess and charge every particle of matter with life."

"All the sculptures of today, like those of the past, will end one day in pieces... So it is important to fashion ones work carefully in its smallest recess and charge every particle of matter with life."

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss Sculptor

Life, Work, Day, End

3

"I invent nothing, I rediscover."

"I invent nothing, I rediscover."

Auguste Rodin, French Sculptor

3

"In my work, I have never had any use for anything that I have known in advance."

"In my work, I have never had any use for anything that I have known in advance."

Eduardo Chillida, Spanish Sculptor

3

"I had a tremendous horror of going into the Army. That is probably why I went to college for so long."

"I had a tremendous horror of going into the Army. That is probably why I went to college for so long."

Bruce Conner, American Sculptor

Army, College, Horror

3

"I have all sorts of problems and feel discouraged."

"I have all sorts of problems and feel discouraged."

Camille Claudel, French Sculptor

3

"The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and it is impossible to say that in some among them, drawing and color are better or worse than in others."

"The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and it is impossible to say that in some among them, drawing and color are better or worse than in others."

Auguste Rodin, French Sculptor

Man, Men, Genius, Expression

3

"In this case we're building a corner to stretch a fence and hang a gate. It had a real purpose in the ranch here. I needed to do this. But at the same time, it made a beautiful structure."

"In this case we're building a corner to stretch a fence and hang a gate. It had a real purpose in the ranch here. I needed to do this. But at the same time, it made a beautiful structure."

Bruce Nauman, American Sculptor

Time, Purpose, Building

3

"If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses."

"If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses."

Bruce Nauman, American Sculptor

Motivational, Excuses, Want

3

"Don't look for obscure formulas or mystery in my work. It is pure joy that I offer you. Look at my sculptures until you see them. Those closest to God have seen them."

"Don't look for obscure formulas or mystery in my work. It is pure joy that I offer you. Look at my sculptures until you see them. Those closest to God have seen them."

Constantin Brancusi, Romanian Sculptor

God, Work, Joy, Mystery

3

"It is in fact agreed that I am the plague, the cholera of the benevolent and generous men who are interested in art and that, when I show myself with my plasters, even the Emperor of the Sahara would flee."

"It is in fact agreed that I am the plague, the cholera of the benevolent and generous men who are interested in art and that, when I show myself with my plasters, even the Emperor of the Sahara would flee."

Camille Claudel, French Sculptor

3

"I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'."

"I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'."

Henry Moore, English Sculptor

Resolution, Day, Years

3

"What garlic is to salad, insanity is to art."

"What garlic is to salad, insanity is to art."

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Irish Sculptor

3

"I'll talk. You'll listen."

"I'll talk. You'll listen."

Bruce Nauman, American Sculptor

2

"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."

"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, American Sculptor

Time, Work, Sculpture, Thinking

2

"Nobody does good to men with impunity."

"Nobody does good to men with impunity."

Auguste Rodin, French Sculptor

2

"I've always felt happy at Newcastle. But things have gone a bit differently for me since we got a new manager."

"I've always felt happy at Newcastle. But things have gone a bit differently for me since we got a new manager."

Robert Laurent, American Sculptor

Management, Manager

2

"Inside you there's an artist you don't know about. He's not interested in how things look different in moonlight."

"Inside you there's an artist you don't know about. He's not interested in how things look different in moonlight."

Auguste Rodin, French Sculptor

2

"I see no reason why I should tickle stones or waste time on polishing bronze."

"I see no reason why I should tickle stones or waste time on polishing bronze."

Louise Berliawsky Nevelson, American Sculptor

Time, Reason, Waste

2

"And then what makes the work interesting is if you choose the right questions."

"And then what makes the work interesting is if you choose the right questions."

Bruce Nauman, American Sculptor

Work, Questions, Right

2

"One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know."

"One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know."

Eduardo Chillida, Spanish Sculptor

2

"The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts."

"The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts."

Henry Moore, English Sculptor

Habit, Creation, Excitement, Obsession

2

"Each work has its own space, which should neither be conceived as a sort of cage nor regarded as extending to infinity."

"Each work has its own space, which should neither be conceived as a sort of cage nor regarded as extending to infinity."

Marino Marini, Italian Sculptor

Work, Infinity, Space

2

"I finished my studies in England, I opened my studio in London, and the first one-man exhibit I had on Bond Street, which was opened by the Austrian ambassador."

"I finished my studies in England, I opened my studio in London, and the first one-man exhibit I had on Bond Street, which was opened by the Austrian ambassador."

Felix de Weldon, American Sculptor

Career, Englfirst, London

2

"I felt it was part of the spirit of the whole program to do more than simply make an object."

"I felt it was part of the spirit of the whole program to do more than simply make an object."

Martin Puryear, American Sculptor

2

"The work is flowing from an inner knowing of how things really are."

"The work is flowing from an inner knowing of how things really are."

Martin Puryear, American Sculptor

2

"The fire was followed by a period of grieving and then by an incredible lightness, freedom, and mobility."

"The fire was followed by a period of grieving and then by an incredible lightness, freedom, and mobility."

Martin Puryear, American Sculptor

2

"I heard that Jesus had a pet dinosaur. Evolution must be a myth then."

"I heard that Jesus had a pet dinosaur. Evolution must be a myth then."

John Bacon, British Sculptor

Ignorance, Pet, Evolution, Myth

2

"Once the object has been constructed, I have a tendency to discover in it, transformed and displaced, images, impressions, facts which have deeply moved me."

"Once the object has been constructed, I have a tendency to discover in it, transformed and displaced, images, impressions, facts which have deeply moved me."

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss Sculptor

2

"I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing."

"I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing."

Bruce Nauman, American Sculptor

Being, Influence

2

"Charlton are a team who play well on the ball, but they found it hard to break us down, they didn't really have an out and out chance in front of our goal."

"Charlton are a team who play well on the ball, but they found it hard to break us down, they didn't really have an out and out chance in front of our goal."

Robert Laurent, American Sculptor

Goal, Chance, Play

2

"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."

"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, English Sculptor

Work, Mistake, Job, Tension

2

"The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation."

"The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation."

Auguste Rodin, French Sculptor

Art, Artist, Creation, Fire

2

"The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living."

"The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living."

Harry Bertoia, Italian Sculptor

2

"I like to use my hands and make things... It might seem pretty stupid or pointless but that doesn't matter... some of the most interesting work is the stuff that starts like that - out of a raw need for activity."

"I like to use my hands and make things... It might seem pretty stupid or pointless but that doesn't matter... some of the most interesting work is the stuff that starts like that - out of a raw need for activity."

Bruce Nauman, American Sculptor

2

"When I accepted the commission, I had something of an epiphany in the research I did about the agency, actually the science of espionage. I realized there is a connection between the sciences and the invisible forces of man."

"When I accepted the commission, I had something of an epiphany in the research I did about the agency, actually the science of espionage. I realized there is a connection between the sciences and the invisible forces of man."

James Sanborn, American Sculptor

Science, Connection, Man, Research

2

"Of every noble work the silent part is best, of all expression that which can not be expressed."

"Of every noble work the silent part is best, of all expression that which can not be expressed."

William Wetmore Story, American Sculptor

Work, Expression

2

"The early expression of my youth was filled with all the aspects of art."

"The early expression of my youth was filled with all the aspects of art."

Felix de Weldon, American Sculptor

Art, Expression, Youth

2

"True strength is delicate."

"True strength is delicate."

Louise Berliawsky Nevelson, American Sculptor

2

"I sleep completely naked to make me believe you are here, but when I wake up it is not the same thing. Most of all, don't deceive me with other women any more."

"I sleep completely naked to make me believe you are here, but when I wake up it is not the same thing. Most of all, don't deceive me with other women any more."

Camille Claudel, French Sculptor

Woman, Women, Sleep

2

"There hasn't been any art yet. Art is just beginning."

"There hasn't been any art yet. Art is just beginning."

Constantin Brancusi, Romanian Sculptor

2

"What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make life more livable."

"What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make life more livable."

Louise Berliawsky Nevelson, American Sculptor

Life, People, Agreement, Reality

2

"Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely."

"Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely."

Auguste Rodin, French Sculptor

Experience, Time, Nothing, Waste

2

"Generalised anger and frustration is something that gets you in the studio, and gets you to work - though it's not necessarily evident in anything that's finished."

"Generalised anger and frustration is something that gets you in the studio, and gets you to work - though it's not necessarily evident in anything that's finished."

Bruce Nauman, American Sculptor

Anger, Work, Frustration

2

"If you are nice, and keep your promise, we will be in paradise."

"If you are nice, and keep your promise, we will be in paradise."

Camille Claudel, French Sculptor

Paradise, Promise, Will

2

"Artistically I am still a child with a whole life ahead of me to discover and create. I want something, but I won't know what it is until I succeed in doing it."

"Artistically I am still a child with a whole life ahead of me to discover and create. I want something, but I won't know what it is until I succeed in doing it."

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss Sculptor

Life, Succeed, Want

2

"My aim is for ripeness of form. I want to make my forms so full, so juicy that one could add nothing more to them."

"My aim is for ripeness of form. I want to make my forms so full, so juicy that one could add nothing more to them."

Henri Laurens, French Sculptor

1

"There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us; she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect."

"There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us; she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect."

Auguste Rodin, French Sculptor

Intelligence, Nature, Eyes

1

"Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated."

"Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated."

Auguste Rodin, French Sculptor

Nature, Art, Contemplation, Mind

1

"The site I landed on feels much more isolated than it really is; it's almost magical. Within its limited radius, there was a whole range of the local ecology."

"The site I landed on feels much more isolated than it really is; it's almost magical. Within its limited radius, there was a whole range of the local ecology."

Martin Puryear, American Sculptor

Nature, Ecology

1

"To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature."

"To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature."

Auguste Rodin, French Sculptor

Nature, Artist, Ugly

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