I admit clearly and frankly that early Mexican art formed my views of carving as much as anything I could do.
The hole connects one side to the other, making it immediately more three-dimensional. A hole can itself have as much shape-meaning as a solid mass.
I believe that nothing should be taboo - no theory or prejudice should close one's mind to a discovery.
There are universal shapes to which everybody is subconsciously conditioned and to which they can respond if their conscious control does not shut them off.
In my opinion, long and intense study of the human figure is the necessary foundation for a sculptor.
A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds.
