Famous quotes by Sculptors

Small: Im also interested in creating a lasting legacy for collectors because bronze will last for thousands of years
"I'm also interested in creating a lasting legacy for collectors because bronze will last for thousands of years so I'm not really selling the art to this particular collector but it is being passed on"
Richard MacDonald, Sculptor
Small: The work is flowing from an inner knowing of how things really are
"The work is flowing from an inner knowing of how things really are"
Martin Puryear, Sculptor
Small: Theyve also, the governments decided now, what sexual content is
"They've also, the government's decided now, what sexual content is"
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Small: The thing about coming back to the Bay Area, its like coming home for me
"The thing about coming back to the Bay Area, it's like coming home for me"
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Small: Now when you have administrators deciding what sexuality is, and whats a taboo and whats not in terms of conte
"Now when you have administrators deciding what sexuality is, and what's a taboo and what's not in terms of content, you got guys, like, Trent Lott who equates homosexuality with a disease"
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Small: If you get it out into the urban field its going to be used or misused but itll also probably provide a way of
"If you get it out into the urban field it's going to be used or misused but it'll also probably provide a way of people acknowledging what the aesthetic is about because people have to confront it every day"
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Small: I think different people have different problems and different relations to the exhibition of their work
"I think different people have different problems and different relations to the exhibition of their work"
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Small: At a certain point, I just put the building and the art impulse together. I decided that building was a legiti
"At a certain point, I just put the building and the art impulse together. I decided that building was a legitimate way to make sculpture"
Martin Puryear, Sculptor
Small: I paint with shapes
"I paint with shapes"
Alexander Calder, Sculptor
Small: The thing about rigging is, you can learn it if you become a master rigger but theres no book on rigging
"The thing about rigging is, you can learn it if you become a master rigger but there's no book on rigging"
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Small: I started working for Bethlehem Steel when I was about 16 during the summers
"I started working for Bethlehem Steel when I was about 16 during the summers"
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Small: On the other hand, if theres an underlying core of poetry that I go to, I go to the sea. Ive lived on the sea
"On the other hand, if there's an underlying core of poetry that I go to, I go to the sea. I've lived on the sea all my life. I live on the sea in Cape Breton"
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Small: I think you always have to find where the boundary is in relation to the context in order to be able to kind o
"I think you always have to find where the boundary is in relation to the context in order to be able to kind of articulate how you want the space to interact with the viewer"
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Small: But you have to take all of those things, you have to take into consideration the paths, the roadways, how muc
"But you have to take all of those things, you have to take into consideration the paths, the roadways, how much cloud cover there is, how much foliage cover there is, whether there are streams, all of that comes into play"
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Small: But Ill try to immerse myself in as many of the formal characteristics of site as possible in the landscape
"But I'll try to immerse myself in as many of the formal characteristics of site as possible in the landscape"
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Small: Basically, what you really want to do is try to engage the viewers body relation to his thinking and walking a
"Basically, what you really want to do is try to engage the viewer's body relation to his thinking and walking and looking, without being overly heavy-handed about it"
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Small: My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six
"My fan mail is enormous. Everyone is under six"
Alexander Calder, Sculptor
Small: Im always looking for the next challenge
"I'm always looking for the next challenge"
Richard MacDonald, Sculptor
Small: I was tired of illustration. Youd work so hard on a commission and it would go in to a magazine, and youd turn
"I was tired of illustration. You'd work so hard on a commission and it would go in to a magazine, and you'd turn the page and it was gone"
Richard MacDonald, Sculptor
Small: Charity work is very important to me and gives me an opportunity to give back to my community. Ive always been
"Charity work is very important to me and gives me an opportunity to give back to my community. I've always been a big supporter of many different charities, have donated millions of dollars to them, and it just feels great to do and be able to help others, especially children"
Richard MacDonald, Sculptor
Small: I think this, I think basically Im not interested in people following my work or making work like my work
"I think this, I think basically I'm not interested in people following my work or making work like my work"
Richard Serra, Sculptor
Small: I dont do commissions and I like the freedom to create what my heart or mind tells me to
"I don't do commissions and I like the freedom to create what my heart or mind tells me to"
Richard MacDonald, Sculptor
Small: I cannot tell you how many people, powerful people, come to my studio and they are in tears they are so moved
"I cannot tell you how many people, powerful people, come to my studio and they are in tears they are so moved by what they see"
Richard MacDonald, Sculptor
Small: At any one time, Ill have 30 to 40 pieces going on in the studio, so this is not economically driven at all
"At any one time, I'll have 30 to 40 pieces going on in the studio, so this is not economically driven at all"
Richard MacDonald, Sculptor
Small: I think of moving as a kind of saving grace
"I think of moving as a kind of saving grace"
Martin Puryear, Sculptor
Small: I realized it wasnt necessary to work in the traditional methods of carving and casting
"I realized it wasn't necessary to work in the traditional methods of carving and casting"
Martin Puryear, Sculptor
Small: Although idea and form are ultimately paramount in my work, so too are chance, accident, and rawness
"Although idea and form are ultimately paramount in my work, so too are chance, accident, and rawness"
Martin Puryear, Sculptor
Small: I create for artistic intent only and do everything from life
"I create for artistic intent only and do everything from life"
Richard MacDonald, Sculptor
Small: These guys are just flying through the air and Im capturing them in the split second and putting it into a wor
"These guys are just flying through the air and I'm capturing them in the split second and putting it into a work of art, via clay to the bronze"
Richard MacDonald, Sculptor
Small: I was headed in the wrong direction. I didnt think Id make it to 21. My Uncle Chuck saved my life. He was a gr
"I was headed in the wrong direction. I didn't think I'd make it to 21. My Uncle Chuck saved my life. He was a graphic designer, and he gave me my first sketchbook. In the front, he wrote, 'Wear it like your underwear.'"
Richard MacDonald, Sculptor