Hofmann Ysenbourg sculpture
Herbert Hofmann-Ysenbourg on sculpture:
"Sculpture is architecture, it is the balance of the masses, [...] the architectural aspect is difficult to achieve. I always start from one geometric shape (a rectangle, a triangle), because these are the figures that are best sustained in space ... What matters is the general idea, that is, the constructive idea: like the Doric temple that has balanced harmony of forces - static and dynamic, the solution of the conflict between load and support, action and reaction, movement and countermovement, tension and relaxation."