Frases de Fritz Wotruba

Fritz Wotruba fue un escultor austríaco considerado como uno de los más importantes del siglo XX. Su obra se caracteriza por tender hacia la abstracción geométrica partiendo del cubo como forma primigenia. Wikipedia  

✵ 23. abril 1907 – 28. agosto 1975
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Fritz Wotruba: Frases en inglés

“There are laws which the stone imposes upon us.”

Fuente: The Human Form: Sculpture, Prints, and Drawings, 1977, p. 46.

“Solidity, rigidity, what did not yield to the pressure of the hand attracted me.”

Fuente: The Human Form: Sculpture, Prints, and Drawings, 1977, p. 88.

“Culture can flourish only under the protection of a society with aristocratic characteristics.”

Fuente: The Human Form: Sculpture, Prints, and Drawings, 1977, p. 12.

“At the present time the artists stands alone.... no ideology can be of help to him.”

Fuente: The Human Form: Sculpture, Prints, and Drawings, 1977, p. 7.

“Only a distinctive individual can produce great art. Great art is synonymous with anonymous art.”

Fuente: The Human Form: Sculpture, Prints, and Drawings, 1977, p. 73.

“I am concerned with the figure... Equilibrium, unity.”

Fuente: The Human Form: Sculpture, Prints, and Drawings, 1977, p. 6.

“Every magnitude, every dimension, requires a new configuration.”

Fuente: The Human Form: Sculpture, Prints, and Drawings, 1977, p. 10.

“Measures, weights, proportions move and change in expression and meaning.”

Fuente: The Human Form: Sculpture, Prints, and Drawings, 1977, p. 56.

“The power and force of stone reside in its mass, its weight, and its density.”

Fuente: The Human Form: Sculpture, Prints, and Drawings, 1977, p. 19.

“The hardness and immobility of material gave me more satisfaction tan true-to-life representations.”

Fuente: The Human Form: Sculpture, Prints, and Drawings, 1977, p. 9.

“Stone is the only true material for the sculptor. All others, tin, iron bars, tin cans and coiled springs are merely poor substitutes”

Fuente: 'Sculpture of Rotterdam', ed. Jan van Adrichem / Jelle Bouwhuis / Mariëtte Dulle, Center for the Art, 010 Publishers, Rotterdam, 2002, p. 198.

“A good piece of art must combine barbarism and culture: two unique elements…”

Fuente: The Human Form: Sculpture, Prints, and Drawings, 1977, p. 52.

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