Artist entry #16/ Sculptor #9 Henry Moore

Artist Entry #16/Sculptor #9 Henry Moore

Henry Moore is a well known English sculptor, he mainly worked with bronze and marble. His work was very large in scale statues that were usually was intended for a public viewing. The constant theme of his work focuses on the female form in the reclining form, occasionally though he would incorporate a child or even a male figure. At the beginning of his career his work was not widely accepted because the idea of abstract art was still a new concept.

I think his work is very interesting because he shows the female body in a not idealized form. Creating works of art of this scale cannot be easy and I like that he always works in large scale because as an artist you have to make sure that part is perfect. With pieces this large, flaws in the piece are very noticeable. I also like how all the lines in his work are curvilinear and flow perfectly and seem so natural.