"The more immobile Egyptian statues are, the more it seems as if they would move.. ..immobility of the body does not mean immobility of the flesh; in my model for the monument to CĂ©zanne the whole figure is quiet, but there are several movements in the torso."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
pp. 407 – 408
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aristide_Maillol
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Aristide Maillol
Aristide Maillol (8 Dec. 1861 – 27 Sept. 1944) was a French sculptor and painter. The subject of nearly all of Maillol's mature sculpture work is the female body, treated with a emphasis on stable forms.
22 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Aristide Maillol →
Related Quotes
"Mademoiselle, I am told that you look like a Renoir and Maillol [as a model]. I would be happy with a Renoir."
"I seek beauty, not character. For me portraiture and statuary are completely opposed to each other."
"My sculpture is altogether different from Rodin’s.. ..In sculpture he [Rodin] always sees the flesh first. [answering…"
"The first thing that strikes [one] in Cézanne is not apples, but balance of tones. With elements drawn from nature, w…"
"Art is complex, I said to Rodin, who smiled because he felt that I was struggling with nature.. ..the beauty of Rodin…"
"I make [figures] in which I try to give an impression of the whole."
"A [figure] interests me when I can bring architecture out of it."
"The particular does not interest me; I find meaning only in a general idea. In Michelangelo one is carried away by th…"
"I have a weakness for Egyptian sculpture: its figures are sculptured gods, sculptured ideas. Very different in expres…"
"He [ Renoir; Maillol made his bust] was very interested, watching me do his bust. He said to me: 'Every time you touc…"