Constantin Brâncuși

What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things… It is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface.

Simplicity is not an end in art, but we arrive at simplicity in spite of ourselves, as we approach the real meaning of things.

Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave.

Don't look for obscure formulas or mysterious secrets. I give you pure joy. Look at my sculptures until you see them. Those closest to God have seen them.

There are no new things. There are only new ways of looking at things.

It is not the form itself that is beautiful, but the spirit that animates it.

I want to make things that sing.

The artist must be a man of action, not a dreamer.

I am not a sculptor of birds, but of flight.

When we are no longer children, we are already dead.

My sculptures are not abstract, they are real. They are more real than real.

To see far, it is not enough to look; you must also believe.

The work of art must be a revelation, an unexpected dawn.

I believe that the work of art should be a source of joy and wonder.

The artist is a man who must live his life in the present, not in the past or the future.

The true artist is a man who is always seeking, always experimenting.

I want to create forms that are as simple and pure as possible, forms that are universal.

The material is only a means to an end. It is the spirit that matters.

My work is not about imitation, but about creation.

The artist must be a master of his craft, but he must also be a poet.