Why would anyone even
Why would anyone even bring up the issue (of the statues) in a country where there are more than 10 state-owned institutions that teach sculpting and more than 20 others that teach the history of art? Gamal El-Ghitani
Sculpting
Photography suits the temper
Photography suits the temper of this age – of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by painting or sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts decisively, accurately. Edward Weston
Music, in performance, is
Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something. Frank Zappa
There are many things
There are many things worth telling that are not quite narrative. And eternity itself possesses no beginning, middle or end. Fossils, arrowheads, castle ruins, empty crosses: from the Parthenon to the Bo Tree to a grown man’s or woman’s old stuffed bear, what moves us about many objects is not what remains but what has … Read more
A closed mouth gathers
A closed mouth gathers no foot. A conclusion is simply the place where someone got tired of thinking. A fool-proof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block of marble; then you chip away everything that doesn’t look like an elephant. David Gries
We now know that
We now know that the way to help a child develop optimally is to help create connections in her brain—her whole brain—that develop skills that lead to better relationships, better mental health, and more meaningful lives. You could call it brain sculpting, or brain nourishing, or brain building. Whatever phrase you prefer, the point is … Read more
I’ve always been creating
I’ve always been creating my whole life, you know. I’ve just had a need to create, whether it was sculpting or writing or directing. It’s just ever since I was a kid, I don’t know. Dan Fogler
He earned his love
He earned his love through discipline, a thundering velvet hand, his gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand. Dan Fogelberg
Painting is so poetic,
Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity. Damien Hirst
Sculpture occupies real space
Sculpture occupies real space like we do… you walk around it and relate to it almost as another person or another object. Chuck Close