David Smith

I don't have a formula. I have an intuition.

Art is a reflection of the human spirit.

I want my sculptures to be a force of nature.

The creative process is a mystery, a magical act.

I don't seek answers. I seek questions.

Art is a celebration of life.

I want my work to be a testament to the power of the human imagination.

The artist is a dreamer, a visionary.

I don't follow trends. I create them.

Art is a journey into the unknown.

Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

I forge my own tools and make my own hammers.

Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.

The metal comes out of the ground, and I put it back in the ground.

I am an isolated sculptor, but I am not isolated in my thoughts.

Welding is the most democratic form of sculpture.

The scale of my work is determined by the space it occupies.

Life is too short for bad art.

I work with steel because it doesn't lie.

Sculpture should be seen from all sides, like life itself.