Constantin Brâncuși
A Romanian sculptor who made his career in France, considered one of the pioneers of modernism and one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th century.
Quotes by Constantin Brâncuși
I am not interested in making art that is fashionable. I am interested in making art that is timeless.
The artist must be a man of discipline, a man who is willing to work hard to achieve his goals.
My sculptures are not meant to be explained, but to be experienced.
The artist must be a man of intuition, a man who trusts his instincts.
I want to create forms that are both strong and delicate, forms that are both monumental and intimate.
The work of art must be a journey of discovery.
I am not interested in making art that is perfect. I am interested in making art that is alive.
The artist must be a man of freedom, a man who is not bound by rules or conventions.
My sculptures are not meant to be owned, but to be shared.
The artist must be a man of love, a man who loves his work and loves humanity.
I want to create forms that are both simple and profound, forms that are both earthly and divine.
Simplicity is not an objective in art, but one achieves simplicity despite oneself by entering into the real sense of things.
What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things. Starting from this truth it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface.
The artist should know how to dig out the being that is within matter and be the tool that brings out its free form; from block to form there is only one art.
Things are not difficult to make, what is difficult is to know when you are finished.
The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away.
Architecture is inhabited sculpture.
The truth is in the simplicity.
I do not wish to imitate nature, I wish to create.
Art is a science of the essential.