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I believe in the city as a natural human environment, but we must humanize it. It's art that will re-define public space in the 21st Century. We can make our cities diverse, inspirational places by putting art, dance and performance in all its forms into the matrix of street life.

~Antony Gormley

Topics: Art Believe Century Cities City Dance Diverse Environment Forms Human Inspirational Life Make Matrix Must Natural Our Performance Places Public Putting Space Street Will I Believe I Believe In 21St Century

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I want people to be excited about cooling towers and megasheds; they're as much part of our history as the rural barn.

~Antony Gormley

Topics: About Barn Cooling Excited History Much Our Part People Rural Towers Want

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I always like to look for adventure when I go away. I have gone on several horse adventures with my wife - from Guangxi we went up to the High Tibetan region. We also went along the Hurunui River on horseback in the South Island of New Zealand.

~Antony Gormley

Topics: Adventure Adventures Along Also Always Away Go Go Away Gone High Horse Horseback Island Like Look New New Zealand Region River Several South Tibetan Up Wife Zealand

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It's a wonderful thing to make work that is unadorned either by context, framing or label, that can exist in the changing conditions of light, weather, wind.

~Antony Gormley

Topics: Changing Conditions Context Either Exist Framing Label Light Make Thing Weather Wind Wonderful Wonderful Thing Work

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I just want my work to be part of the elemental world.

~Antony Gormley

Topics: Elemental Just Part Want Work World

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I have to say that I reject somewhat the distinction between something called art and something called public art. I think all art demands and desires to be seen.

~Antony Gormley

Topics: Art Between Demands Desires Distinction Public Reject Say Seen Something Somewhat Think I Think

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Western Australia is covered by granite, the largest single piece of Achaean rock that still lies on the surface of the, of, of the Earth, that's 2.5 to 2.9 billion years old. It's one of the most ancient and intact bits of the Earth's crust.

~Antony Gormley

Topics: Ancient Australia Billion Bits Covered Crust Earth Granite Intact Largest Lies Most Old Piece Rock Single Still Surface Western Years

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I think that the equator could act as a great equalizer for all life on Earth, celebrated as the great energy belt of the planet. If all our energy grids were synchronized, the light side of the planet could provide energy for the dark side, according to the movement of the sun.

~Antony Gormley

Topics: According Act Belt Celebrated Could Dark Dark Side Earth Energy Equalizer Great Life Light Movement Our Planet Provide Side Sun Think Were I Think

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I'm trying to make work that is reflective and is encouraging of reflection.

~Antony Gormley

Topics: Encouraging Make Reflection Reflective Trying Work

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I would like to go to Kalimantan island in Sumatra to see the carvings and longhouse sculptures. I've also always wanted to look at the wood carvings along the Sepik River in New Guinea.

~Antony Gormley

Topics: Along Also Always Carving Go Guinea Island Like Look New River Sculptures See Wanted Wood Would

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Artist

Born: August 30th, 1950

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