Henry Moore

Henry Moore is a sculpture from England. He best know for his abstract bronze sculptures which are located world wide.
Henry tended to sway towards more abstract human figures, mother and child to be exact. Henry also like to use negative energy by putting holes and piercings in his sculptures to add more of an abstract effect.
Henry Moore's work doesnt look very appealing to the average person but when you begin to look deeper into his sculptures you then start to understand and see the figures he is trying to pertray. Although many I still can't see.
Moore seemed to start his sculpting career whiles the was at Leeds school of art where they made him his own sculpting studio which he could utilise to his full potential. During his school/college days he met many future rivals such as, Barbara Hepworth. However at his young nieve age he didn't think much of it and continued to experiment and maximise his already evident sculpting skills.
Moore and Hepworth both followed similar educational paths as they both followed the romantic Victorian style, which included natural forms, landscapes and figurative animal modelling. This is around the time Moore got bored with the idea of traditional sculpting and began to look at artists such as, Jacob Epstein and Frank Dobson who showed him that his mark making on his drawings could be translated through to his sculptures. He could use his carving tools to gouge and slice holes and patterns into his sculpture which gave his sculptures a more dynamic effect.
Many people at the time didn't appreciate his modern approach to sculpting including his tutors. However, he continued and became more successful than any of his college and university tutors. Which says tells me that originality and persistence is key to doing well in the art industry.