Eduardo Chillida
Eduardo Chillida
Eduardo Chillida Juantegui, or Eduardo Txillida Juantegi in Basque,was a Spanish Basque sculptor notable for his monumental abstract works...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionSculptor
Date of Birth10 January 1924
CountrySpain
adventure museums looks
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao looks like a great adventure.
courage men levels
A man´s level of dignity must always be above his level of fear.
should-have space good-relationship
The qualities that one needs to be a good goalkeeper are exactly the same as to be a good sculptor. In both professions one should have a good relationship with time and space.
links oneself
What comes from oneself is nearly from no one. There is only me as a link.
art men art-is
Art is that which comes to a man, and stands between himself and an implacable witness - the work.
trying looks difficult
To look is one thing, to see is another thing; to see is very difficult, normally; to look is to try to see. I have looked and I hope I have seen.
use known
In my work, I have never had any use for anything that I have known in advance.
lying enough knows
One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
way found teach
Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
knowledge done know-how
Whatever I know how to do, I've already done. Therefore I must always do what I do not know how to do.
space boundaries factors
Boundaries are actually the main factor in space, just as the present, another boundary, is the main factor in time.
sculpture way teach
No one can teach that which is inside another, each person must find it on his own and find a way to express it.
drawing know-how knows
I have drawn all my life, I don't know how to live without drawing.