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The various objects of the universe may be constant, at times, but their reciprocal relationships always vary.
It Shall Move - On Mobile Sculptures (1932)
It is a matter of harmonizing these movements, thus arriving at a new possibility for beauty.
It Shall Move - On Mobile Sculptures (1932)
The sense of motion in painting and sculpture has long been considered as one of the primary elements of the composition.
Statement from Modern Painting and Sculpture (1933)
Fernand Léger's film, 'Ballet Mecanique' is the result of the desire for a picture in motion.
Statement from Modern Painting and Sculpture (1933)
The aesthetic value of these objects cannot be arrived at by reasoning. Familiarization is necessary.
Statement from Modern Painting and Sculpture (1933)
As truly serious art must follow the greater laws, and not only appearances, I try to put all the elements in motion in my mobile sculptures.
It Shall Move - On Mobile Sculptures (1932)
I think that at that time and practically ever since, the underlying sense of form in my work has been the system of the Universe, or part thereof. For that is a rather large model to work from.
Excerpt, What Abstract Art Means to Me (1951)
Marcel Duchamp's 'Nude descending the stairs' is the result of the desire for motion. Here he has also eliminated representative form. This avoids the connotation of ideas which would interfere with the success of the main issue - the sense of movement.
Statement from Modern Painting and Sculpture (1933)
Wherever there is a main issue the elimination of other things which are not essential will make for a stronger result. In the earlier static abstract sculptures I was most interested in space, vectoral quantities, and centers of differing densities.
Statement from Modern Painting and Sculpture (1933)
Therefore, why not plastic forms in motion? Not a simple translatory or rotary motion but several motions of different types, speeds and amplitudes composing to make a resultant whole. Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions.
Statement from Modern Painting and Sculpture (1933)
One of the canons of the futuristic painters, as propounded by Modigliani, was that objects behind other objects should not be lost to view, but should be shown through the others by making the latter transparent. The wire sculpture accomplishes this in a most decided manner.
Excerpt, Statement on Wire Sculpture (1929)