Moore Henry (Henry Spencer Moore, 1898-1986). Among modern sculptors, none has so far surpassed the international reputation of the British sculptor Henry Moore. His name is one of the most famous artist names since World War II. The reason why he has won the respect of people all over the world is that his art is closely connected with the atmosphere of the modern industrial society. Throughout history, the objects of sculpture have always been mainly about sacred heroes, sages, political leaders or athletes. Before the 20th century, it was unheard of to create a sculpture that had neither a practical goal nor a concrete content. Henry Moore's works created a new sculptural language for the times, a language that dialogues with the environment, a modern language full of humanity.

The inheritance of traditional cultural genes in Moore is reflected in his insistence on humanism. When implemented in sculpture, he always takes the human figure as the central theme of his works. Moore said: "I don't think we are going to break away from the basic starting point of all previous sculptures, which is the human being. As far as I am concerned, what I need is the elements that make up the human figure - in this sense, my work is Figurative." Except for a few sculptures of animals such as dogs, snakes, and sheep, most of Moore's works are human figures. An introduction to Henry Moore in 1924. Moore created the first "Mother and Son" statue in imitation of the Indian sculpture style of the pre-Columbian period. Since then, the images of mother and son have appeared repeatedly in Moore's sculptures in various postures, becoming his A lifelong retention motif. Since the Neolithic Age, the group portrait of mother and child has become an object of expression in human art. This is an eternal and noble theme of love. In the Christian tradition, a picture of a mother and child without specific names can often be interpreted as an image of the Virgin and Child. In fact, according to Henry Moore, Moore was invited to create a statue of the Virgin and Child worthy of the name for St. Matthew's Church in Northamptonshire, England, from 1943 to 1944. This work completed Moore's series of mother and child statues. The maternal love expressed has been divinely sublimated.

Although many people in the past also punched holes in their works, Moore was the sculptor who used this surrealistic technique most successfully and perfectly. The use of holes breaks the inherent concept of traditional Western sculpture that "a sculpture is an entity surrounded by space", allowing space to penetrate the sculpture, making the space a part of the entity, and integrating the sculpture with the space. Moore himself claimed that the holes in the figures have mysterious powers, "the mystery of space is the same as those caves on the backs of mountains and cliffs that have incredible power." According to the interpretation of theologians, this kind of figure with holes has a deeper meaning. Theologians believe that "God is the only guarantee of human integrity." Moore's incomplete portrait with holes is a portrayal of human life after "God is dead." From the perspective of emptiness, Moore's human sculptures and Picasso's fragmented human paintings are identical in spiritual meaning. Regardless, the holes have become Moore's trademark, an important factor in the strange allure of his sculptures.

Starting in 1935, Moore consciously conceived natural landscapes and sculptures as a whole and devoted himself to the exploration of environmental sculptures. Allowing the sculpture to move from the shelf to the shelf, and from the artificial space to the natural environment is Moore's greatest creation. It is precisely because of the successful practice of environmental sculpture that Moore's supreme position in modern sculpture has been established. Moore not only considered the coordination between the shape of the sculpture and the environment including hillsides, fields, forests and buildings, but also considered the aqua skylight, blue sky and white clouds as integral parts of the work. His reclining human bodies placed in nature are not only similar in appearance to mountains and ravines, but also have the majestic momentum and power of mountains. Not only that, Moore also introduced color into his sculptures, that is to say, Moore's sculptures are colorful. He took into account the presence of sunlight and its direction.

Those smooth and rounded bronze sculptures sparkle in the sunlight, especially in the colorful autumn forests and fields, bursting out with strong and soul-stirring beauty. In order to achieve harmony with the color of the environment, Moore also used chemical corrosives to cover some of his statues placed in evergreen forests with a coat of green rust. The textures and colors of his white, red and green marble statues are adapted to local conditions and harmoniously echo the surrounding environment.

Moore said: "For me, a work must first have its own vividness. I don't mean a reflection of the vitality of life, nor do I mean movement, body activities, jumping, dancing, etc. Rather, it means that a work should have inner energy and its own strong vitality, which is not subordinate to the object it represents. "Moore is obsessed with abstract shapes, but he always keeps a distance from geometric abstraction. . What he pursues is an organic biomorphic abstraction. In addition to the human body, Moore likes to find the basis for abstract shapes from biological forms such as bones, shells, tree roots and eggs. Therefore, no matter how close to abstraction his works are, they express the vitality of an animal far more powerfully than some more concrete works. Moore's sculptures placed under the blue sky and white clouds are like creatures growing out of the earth, filled with the breath of life that is closely connected with the entire nature.

Throughout his life, Moore never deviated from his concern for life. Through those vital symbolic forms, Moore composed an ode to the endless life of human beings and nature. .

(Henry Moore and his sculptures)

Henry Moore’s sketches have a very unique technique.