Henry Moore

Three Points (1939-40)


Two Piece Reclining Figure (1960)

I wanted to start my composition with some Henry Moore’s quotes, which describe very well all his large work.

“A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds.”

“It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.”

“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."

I really loved the Henry Moore exhibition last Friday in Caixa Forum, a beautiful place to show us so many sculptures about this artist. The guide was very useful to understand his work. How the observation of nature influenced to Herny Moore’s art. For example the Two Piece Reclining Figure remain you a landscape near to the sea.
Another sculpture that impress me, was Three Points, I understood that represent the Gernika’s horse. Henry Moore has a sculpture in the Gernika village called Large Figure in a Shelter.

In the exhibition you can see also some pieces that Henry Moore called his “library in natural ways” or “objets trouvés” where you can be contemplate: shells, bones, fragments of silex and other objects found in the landscape of Perry Green. These found objects were the inspiration of a creative process that he always started with small scale models of plaster or of clay.

Henry Moore followed during his entire trajectory a personal path in search of forms and own outlines, suggested by the observation of the nature, by the study of the landscape and of the human figure.

I’ve never seen before anything of Henry Moore. After I went to the exhibition I tried to find information about him and his art.

In conclusion, I enjoyed a lot!