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ś PEOPLE THINK THAT ABSTRACTION
PEOPLE THINK THAT ABSTRACTION MEANMEANS GIVEMEANS GETTING AWAY
MEANMEANS GIVEMEANS GETTING AWAY BUT IT OFTEN MEANS PRECISELY
BUT IT OFTEN MEANS PRECISELY DIFFERENT, BUT YOU GETTING
DIFFERENT, BUT YOU GETTING NEARER TO AN EMOTIONAL
NEARER TO AN EMOTIONAL UNDERSTANDING.
UNDERSTANDING. HARRY MOORE.
HARRY MOORE. >> HE TOOK THE HUMAN FORM AND
>> HE TOOK THE HUMAN FORM AND REALLY CHANGED THE WAY WE SAW
REALLY CHANGED THE WAY WE SAW THE HUMAN FORM.
THE HUMAN FORM. I WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT
I WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT HELPED TO FOCUS PEOPLE'S MINDS,
HELPED TO FOCUS PEOPLE'S MINDS, THAT CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE SEE
THAT CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE SEE THEIR WORLD.
THEIR WORLD. IN ORDER FOR US TO GROW AS
IN ORDER FOR US TO GROW AS PEOPLE, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO
PEOPLE, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE OUR PARADIGMS EVERY ONCE
CHANGE OUR PARADIGMS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
IN A WHILE. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. HOW DO WE GROW AND EXPRESS
HOW DO WE GROW AND EXPRESS OURSELVES IN NEW WAYS IF WE
OURSELVES IN NEW WAYS IF WE DON'T STRETCH OUT?
DON'T STRETCH OUT? AND SO I FEEL THAT'S ONE OF THE
AND SO I FEEL THAT'S ONE OF THE ROLES OF MY ART, IS TO HELP
ROLES OF MY ART, IS TO HELP STRETCH PEOPLE.
STRETCH PEOPLE. WELL, I DO START WITH MY SKETCH
WELL, I DO START WITH MY SKETCH BOOK AND I SKETCH OUT A GENERAL
BOOK AND I SKETCH OUT A GENERAL COMPOSITION, YOU KNOW, ALL THE
COMPOSITION, YOU KNOW, ALL THE ELEMENTS HAVE TO FIT TOGETHER.
ELEMENTS HAVE TO FIT TOGETHER. IF I PLANNED IT OUT TOO MUCH,
IF I PLANNED IT OUT TOO MUCH, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE WORK DOESN'T
THAT, YOU KNOW, THE WORK DOESN'T HAVE AS MUCH LIFE IN IT.
HAVE AS MUCH LIFE IN IT. HALF OF BEING AN ARTIST IS
HALF OF BEING AN ARTIST IS HAVING AN IDEA.
HAVING AN IDEA. THE OTHER HALF IS FIGURING OUT
THE OTHER HALF IS FIGURING OUT WHAT TO DO WHEN IT DOESN'T TURN
WHAT TO DO WHEN IT DOESN'T TURN OUT THE WAY YOU EXPECT IT.
OUT THE WAY YOU EXPECT IT. I LOVE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT
I LOVE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS.
MATERIALS. I FIND WORKING WITH NEW
I FIND WORKING WITH NEW MATERIALS IS CHALLENGING.
MATERIALS IS CHALLENGING. IT MAKES ME STRETCH AND FIND NEW
IT MAKES ME STRETCH AND FIND NEW ANSWERS TO HOW THINGS CAN BE PUT
ANSWERS TO HOW THINGS CAN BE PUT TOGETHER, OR HOW SOMETHING CAN
TOGETHER, OR HOW SOMETHING CAN BE REALIZED.
BE REALIZED. SO I TRY TO FIND WAYS TO REUSE
SO I TRY TO FIND WAYS TO REUSE THINGS THAT I HAVE.
THINGS THAT I HAVE. YOU KNOW, SO IT'S LIKE A
YOU KNOW, SO IT'S LIKE A MAGAZINE SCULPTORRIST.
MAGAZINE SCULPTORRIST. I SAID, HMM, THIS IS NOT TRASH.
I SAID, HMM, THIS IS NOT TRASH. THIS IS A RAW MATERIAL.
THIS IS A RAW MATERIAL. WELL, IF IT'S A RAW MATERIAL,
WELL, IF IT'S A RAW MATERIAL, WHAT CAN I DO WITH IT?
WHAT CAN I DO WITH IT? WELL, OKAY, MAYBE THEY CAN BE
WELL, OKAY, MAYBE THEY CAN BE CARVED.
CARVED. IF I CREATE STUFF THAT HELPS
IF I CREATE STUFF THAT HELPS PEOPLE LOOK AT THEIR WORLD A
PEOPLE LOOK AT THEIR WORLD A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY, THEN I'M
LITTLE DIFFERENTLY, THEN I'M HELPING PEOPLE GROW.
HELPING PEOPLE GROW. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT ABSTRACT WORK,
LIKE ABOUT ABSTRACT WORK, BECAUSE IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO USE
BECAUSE IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO USE THEIR OWN FILTERS.
THEIR OWN FILTERS. THEY HAVE TO.
THEY HAVE TO. IT FORCES THEM IN A WAY TO
IT FORCES THEM IN A WAY TO REEVALUATE HOW THEY ARE LOOKING
REEVALUATE HOW THEY ARE LOOKING AT SOMETHING.
AT SOMETHING. IT'S NOT WHAT IT'S ABOUT TO ME.
IT'S NOT WHAT IT'S ABOUT TO ME. I HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED IT.
I HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED IT. I CREATED IT.
I CREATED IT. WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS
WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS IT ABOUT YOU TO?
IT ABOUT YOU TO? -- WHAT IS IT ABOUT TO YOU?
-- WHAT IS IT ABOUT TO YOU? NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE EXPLAINED.
NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE EXPLAINED. SOME THINGS ARE EXPERIENTIAL,
SOME THINGS ARE EXPERIENTIAL, YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND THINGS OUT
YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND THINGS OUT FOR YOURSELF.