Sculpture is a visual art of uniquely many considerations: those who have mastered it have conquered not just surface and material, but a whole way of thinking in three dimensions. Next time you walk amid sculptures in your favourite museum or tackle your next sculptural project, here are some thoughts to carry with you.
1. “I assert that the art of sculpture, among all the arts connected with design, is at least seven times greater than any other, for the following reason: why, sir, a statue of true sculpture ought to have seven points of view, which ought all to boast equal excellence.” Benvenuto Cellini
2. “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” Michelangelo
3. “The sculptor carves because he must. He needs the concrete form of stone and wood for the expression of his idea and experience, and when the idea forms the material is found at once.” Barbara Hepworth
4. “Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.” Pablo Picasso
5. “Where did I learn to understand sculpture? In the woods by looking at the trees, along roads by observing the formation of clouds, in the studio by studying the model, everywhere except in the schools.” Auguste Rodin
