Fritz Wotruba

"At the present time the artists stands alone.. ..no ideology can be of help to him."

"The hardness and immobility of material gave me more satisfaction tan true-to-life representations."

"Our existence has a hectic quality. It is as though mobilization were imminent. Each one of us is suffering; we are all constantly worried as to how we are going through the next day. In spite of all …"

"A good piece of art must combine barbarism and culture: two unique elements..."

"Only a distinctive individual can produce great art. Great art is synonymous with anonymous art."

"My desire to work is not stimulated by the classical proportions of Greek architecture, but by functional silos and hangars.. .The confusion of places, cluttered with art and culture chokes my inspira…"

"The search continues for the absolute model-form which shall do justice to every dimension without loss of inner force."

"There are laws which the stone imposes upon us."