Carving, sculpting and polishing are beyond stubbornness. First of all, it is a matter of time: the sculptures conserved by the Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities are dated. Between the fourth millennium BC and the sixth century AD. That is 3600 years of ... work. But it is above all a question of need. Men have felt the need to reproduce Beauty, Strength, and finally the human feelings that play on the fatigue, even the exhaustion of the craftsman, the artist. Try the experience, sculpture is a sport... And if we talk about pottery, clay, softer materials, the difficulty remains. The material will play, and will first play with you. So, why sculpt?
Well, it's simple. There is no real answer, let alone a fixed one. Like all art, sculpture comes from that something inside us that thinkers struggle to define, arguing and counter-arguing. |