Isamu Noguchi

Visual Arts United States 1904 – 1988 97 quotes

Modernist blending Japanese and Western aesthetics in stone.

Quotes by Isamu Noguchi

I believe in the power of transformation.

Interview

Art is a way of seeing.

Writing

I want to create a sense of balance.

Interview

The material has its own voice.

Writing

I am a seeker of truth.

Interview

Sculpture is a journey into the unknown.

Writing

I want my work to be a source of joy.

Interview

The landscape is a living sculpture.

Writing

I believe in the power of the imagination.

Interview

Art is a celebration of life.

Writing

Everything is sculpture. Any material, any shape, can be beautiful if it has been planned and studied to that end.

Interview 1968

We are a continuous field of energy. The form is the energy, and the energy is the form.

A Sculptor's World 1987

The light for me is not a thing. I think it is an atmosphere.

Speech 1950

To be an artist is to believe in life.

Letter 1975

Sculpture is the perception of mass and volume.

Essay 1930

I am an object; I am a noun.

Interview 1960

The garden is an interlude in the tension of modern life.

Book 1956

Art should not be a commodity.

Speech 1980

My heritage is both Japanese and American, and I am proud of it.

Letter 1942

Creation is a patient search.

Interview 1970