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Isamu Noguchi Quotes and Comments |
Inspirational Art Quotes by the Japanese/American
Sculptor Isamu Noguchi
born Isamu Noguchi - USA - Nov17, 1904 /
Died Dec30, 1988
Popular Isamu Noguchi sculpture include "Black
Sun, 1969", "Momo Taro, 1977-78, granite"
& "Remembrance, 1944, mahogany"
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+ The essence of sculpture is for me the perception
of space, the continuum of our existence.
+ I had a revelation in 1933 of the earth outdoors
as a new way of conceiving sculpture.
+ The attractions of ceramics lie partly in its
contradictions. It is both difficult and easy,
with an element beyond our control. It is both
extremely fragile and durable. Like 'Sumi' ink
painting, it does not lend itself to erasures
and indecision. The best is that which is most
spontaneous or seemingly so. I have found it a
natural medium to work with in Japan, but not
so in America. I associate it with the closeness
of earth and wood which is for me Japan and not
America today.
+ The art of stone in a Japanese garden is that
of placement. Its ideal does not deviate from
that of nature. But I am also a sculptor of the
West. I place my mark and do not hide.
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