Henry Moore on Sculpture (Viking Press, 1971)

SCL West Pavilion, Plaza Level 1/17/17–4/16/17 (01/17/17–04/16/17)

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The Sculptural Line

My drawings are a means of generating ideas for sculpture . . . a way of sorting out ideas and developing them. —Henry Moore, 1937

Selected primarily from the Getty Museum’s collection, this exhibition showcases drawings and sculptures from the late fifteenth through the twentieth century. Although drawing and sculpting may appear profoundly different, for artists these two disciplines were often intertwined. Sculptors frequently conceived their works first on paper, trying out ideas and solutions before committing to the expenditure of labor and the use of precious materials. ExhibitionOther artists worked with sculpture to experiment with the movement or position of the body before representing it 7/8/2016 on paper or canvas. At times, drawings record a sculptor’s finished work before it left the workshop for public or private view. ParticularlyIntro important was the tradition of drawing after ancient statuary and plaster casts beginning in the Renaissance and continuing through the early nineteenth century, when artists focused on the study of volumes, poses, and expressions. As art became more abstract during theGraphic twentieth century, drawing nevertheless remained at the center of most sculptors’ practice.

Quote: Henry Moore on Sculpture (Viking Press, 1971)

The Sculptural Line is presented in conjunction with the related exhibition Bouchardon: Royal Artist of the Enlightenment (Exhibitions Pavilion, January 10–April 2, 2017).

Non-flash photography and video are permitted. Tt 10/11/16 The J. Paul Getty Museum

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W108 This material was published in 2017 to coincide with the J. Paul Getty Museum exhibition The Sculptural Line, January 17–April 16, 2017, at the Getty Center.

To cite these texts, please use The Sculptural Line, published online 2017, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/sculptural_line

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