Henry Moore Artist Quotations

Clever people can copy the handwriting of an artist - it's like forging a person's signature.

The whole of nature is an endless demonstration of shape and form. It always surprises me when artists try to escape from this.

Being an artist is celebrating life.

The artist works with a concentration of his whole personality, and the conscious part of it resolves conflicts, organized memories, and prevents him from trying to walk in two directions at the same time.

If an artist tries consciously to do something to others, it is to stretch their eyes, their thoughts, to something they would not see or feel if the artist had not done it. To do this, he has to stretch his own first.

The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form [and] knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration.

The observation of nature is part of an artist's life.

To be an artist is to believe in life.