Medardo Rosso

Visual Arts Italy 1858 – 1928 52 quotes

Impressionist sculptor blurring figure and environment.

Quotes by Medardo Rosso

Light is my chisel.

Correspondence 1886

The profound is in the unfinished.

Interview 1927

My sculptures breathe with the wind.

Reflection 1891

Reality fools the precise eye.

Witty remark 1910

Art lives in the space between forms.

Speech 1909

I capture the soul's momentary ecstasy.

Letter 1921

Sculpture without light is dead.

Article 1893

The impressionist sculptor defies convention.

Interview 1900

Life is a series of impressions.

Writing 1917

My work invites the viewer's dream.

Personal note 1882

Incompleteness is the key to eternity.

Reflection 1924

The street's chaos inspires harmony.

Correspondence 1902