Henry Moore (1898 – 1986)

Many years ago I was privileged to see a retrospective exhibition on the work of Henry Moore.  What made it special too, was that it took place on the hill above Florence, the city where, centuries before, Moore’s role model Michaelangelo had fashioned his art.

For me Moore is the giant of modern sculpture.  His work is monumental.  He stretches our consciousness and takes us deeper into reality.

If range of emotion is the criterion of greatness in an artist’s work, then Moore is great.  In this Mother and Child we see anxiety.

He can depict threat.

He can produce symbols.

Above all, he sculpts the grace of woman, elegantly strong, quietly confident.  We see this, amongst others, in his Madonna and Child.

Then, there is a being from another dimension …

On a desolate mountain on an unknown planet, the king and queen are waiting …

(c) Will van der Walt

http://www.willwilltravel.wordpress.com

Les Semboules, Antibes

November, 2018

 

Images

I have had these images since the 1960s and am not in a position to state their origins.

 

Henry Moore