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Martin Puryear quotes

American Sculptor May 23, 1941

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Martin Puryear quote: "I think of moving as a kind of saving grace."
I think of moving as a kind of saving grace. Martin Puryear
Martin Puryear quote: "The fire was followed by a period of grieving and then by an..."
The fire was followed by a period of grieving and then by an incredible lightness, freedom, and mobility. Martin Puryear
At a certain point, I just put the building and the art impulse together. I decided that building was a legitimate way to make sculpture. Martin Puryear
Martin Puryear quote: "Although idea and form are ultimately paramount in my work, so..."
Although idea and form are ultimately paramount in my work, so too are chance, accident, and rawness. Martin Puryear
Martin Puryear quote: "I realized it wasn't necessary to work in the traditional..."
I realized it wasn't necessary to work in the traditional methods of carving and casting. Martin Puryear
Martin Puryear quote: "The work is flowing from an inner knowing of how things really..."
The work is flowing from an inner knowing of how things really are. Martin Puryear
The site I landed on feels much more isolated than it really is; it's almost magical. Within its limited radius, there was a whole range of the local ecology. Martin Puryear
Martin Puryear quote: "I was never interested in making cool, distilled, pure objects."
I was never interested in making cool, distilled, pure objects. Martin Puryear
Martin Puryear quote: "I felt it was part of the spirit of the whole program to do..."
I felt it was part of the spirit of the whole program to do more than simply make an object. Martin Puryear

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