Henry Moore

War taught me the fragility of life, which I reflect in my fragile forms.

Stone has a memory; it remembers the hands that shaped it.

The artist must be a spectator of life to truly create.

My reclining figures are like landscapes of the body.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

I find beauty in the imperfect, the worn, the natural erosion.

The studio is my sanctuary, where ideas take physical form.

Abstract art is not about representation, but about evoking emotion.

Life's meaning is in the making, not the made.

Sculpture must have space around it to breathe.

I draw every day; it's my way of seeing the world anew.

The mother and child motif is eternal, symbolizing continuity.

In times of crisis, art becomes a refuge.

Form follows feeling, not function alone.

The hole in sculpture is as important as the mass.

Aging brings wisdom to the artist's hand.

Nature's forms are my greatest teacher.

Public art should inspire the passerby to pause and ponder.

I sculpt not to imitate, but to interpret.

The artist's life is one of solitude and struggle.