Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
Louise Berliawsky Nevelson
Louise Nevelsonwas an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSculptor
Date of Birth23 September 1899
CountryUnited States of America
strength true-strength delicate
True strength is delicate.
travel
Most of us have to be transplanted before we blossom.
kind birth surprise
Another thing about creation is that every day it is like it gave birth, and it's always kind of innocent and refreshing. So it's always virginal to me, and it's always a surprise.
effort taste periods
[Good taste] is a nineteenth-century concept. And good taste has never really been defined. The effort of projecting 'good taste' is so studied that it offends me. No, I prefer to negate that. We have to put a period to so-called good taste.
horse people tree
What we start with is a conviction to fulfill our being. Horses, trees fulfill themselves. Why shouldn't people.
stones waste reason-why
I see no reason why I should tickle stones or waste time on polishing bronze.
vibrations tunes process
I'm in tune with the right vibrations in the universe when I'm in the process of working.
kindness character be-kind
Character is the architect of the being.
next-week waiting pieces
When you are doing a piece you are with it. You don't want to wait until next week, when experience will have given you something else.
clothes creating
Everytime I put on clothes, I’m creating a picture.
love-is men artist
I feel totally female. I didn't compete with men and I don't want to look like a man! I love being a lady and dressing up and masquerading and wearing all the fineries. I'm breaking down the idea that the artist has to look poor, with berets.
cows studios
In my studio I'm as happy as a cow in her stall. That's the only place where everything is all right.
gambling risk pressure
The outside wold pressures you into a mold, but if you don't accept that - you gamble with life. Call it gambling.
horse work thinking
I'm a work horse. I like to work. I always did. I think that there is such a thing as energy, creation overflowing. And I always felt that I have this great energy and it was bound to sort of burst at the seams, so that my work automatically took its place with a mind like mine. I've never had a day when I didn't want to work. I've never had a day like that. And I knew that a day I took away from the work did not make me too happy. I just feel that I'm in tune with the right vibrations in the universe when I'm in the process of working. ... In my studio I'm as happy as a cow in her stall.