Isamu Noguchi, Soliloquy, 1962 (cast 1984). Bronze sculpture with gold patina.

Soliloquy

1962 (cast 1984)
Bronze, Gold patina
The basis of calligraphy is balance. In sculpture, however extreme, there is always a countervailing thrust, an actual weight. The vitality of a sculpture thus comes from a mimic of the original stroke, a tension, and not merely from its appearance, which is so generally appreciated.
Original Noguchi Collection
Quotations by Isamu Noguchi from The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987), unless otherwise noted.