WednesdayApr 08, 2026
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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.
A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds.
I find in all the artists that I admire most a disturbing element, a distortion, giving evidence of a struggle .... In great art, this conflict is hidden, it is unresolved. All that is bursting with energy is disturbing not perfect.
The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts.
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, and feeds inspiration.
There is a right physical size for every idea.
Nothing raises the price of a blessing like its removal; whereas, it was its continuance which should have taught us its value.
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