Helmet Head and Shoulders 1952

This is Henry Moore’s Helmet Head and Shoulders, a bronze sculpture, and it's like he's playing with the idea of inside and outside, what’s protected and what’s exposed. The surface of this sculpture isn’t smooth or glossy. There’s a real sense of texture, like you could feel the marks of his hands and tools as he shaped the clay. It’s got this warm, golden-brown color, but it’s not uniform, there are these darker areas, almost like shadows, that give it depth. Look at the way the light catches the ridges on the shoulders, those concentric lines which feel both organic and geometric. It is a sort of language of form. Moore reminds me of artists like Barbara Hepworth, fellow Brits who were obsessed with form and material. But in the end, what makes this piece great is that it doesn't give you all the answers, it lets you bring your own experience to it, make your own connections. That’s what art’s all about, right?