Isamu Noguchi
Modernist blending Japanese and Western aesthetics in stone.
Quotes by Isamu Noguchi
I believe in the power of transformation.
Art is a way of seeing.
I want to create a sense of balance.
The material has its own voice.
I am a seeker of truth.
Sculpture is a journey into the unknown.
I want my work to be a source of joy.
The landscape is a living sculpture.
I believe in the power of the imagination.
Art is a celebration of life.
Everything is sculpture. Any material, any shape, can be beautiful if it has been planned and studied to that end.
We are a continuous field of energy. The form is the energy, and the energy is the form.
The light for me is not a thing. I think it is an atmosphere.
To be an artist is to believe in life.
Sculpture is the perception of mass and volume.
I am an object; I am a noun.
The garden is an interlude in the tension of modern life.
Art should not be a commodity.
My heritage is both Japanese and American, and I am proud of it.
Creation is a patient search.