Success Quote by Robert Laurent

A sculptor talking like a midfield general is a quiet prank on the prestige economy. "Score some goals" and "make the decisive pass" are blunt football metaphors, but in a studio context they land as a critique of how art gets valued: not by contemplation, but by quantifiable outcomes and visible assists. Laurent frames his work as team play, not solitary genius. That matters because sculpture is stereotyped as the loner medium - heavy materials, private obsession, signature style. He swaps that myth for a clubhouse ethic: show up, contribute, produce results people can point to.

The word "club" does double duty. On the surface it's a sports team; underneath it's the art world as a social institution, a membership structure with gatekeepers, patrons, and internal hierarchies. Saying "my club" is both loyal and slightly transactional, like he's aware that belonging requires performance. The "decisive pass" is especially telling: he isn't only chasing personal glory ("goals") but also positioning himself as an enabler - the artist who sets up the moment, who makes curators, galleries, or fellow artists look smart. That's the subtext of cultural labor now: impact is often measured by how well you feed the ecosystem.

Intent-wise, it's self-mythmaking with a wink. Laurent borrows the language of mass sport to deflate the art world's solemnity, while still signaling ambition. He wants to be useful, visible, and clutch. Even sculpture, he implies, has a scoreboard.