Quotes
Speaking about the "meaning" of his work he has said "Even if I knew, I could only know what I thought it meant.”
In allusion to how he worked he has said “When a sculpture is nearly done, you can put things on and you take them off and it doesn’t make any difference…"
And, “Stopping is the key; you have to know when to stop. If I feel so glad that a sculpture is here, and I don’t care who did it, then I figure it’s a good piece.”
Read more about this topic: John Chamberlain (sculptor)
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