Identifying the reason behind an artwork

Henry Moore's reasons for creating sculptures of reclining figures included his own interest in classical sculpture, how materials are represented in Renaissance paintings, humanism, the female form and the power of the mother figure. In one instance when Henry Moore created a Reclining Figure for the UNESCO headquarters he chose not to attribute a story/intention behind the artwork:

"I decided on a reclining figure that seeks to tell no story at all... people should have to ponder about what it means". Henry Moore

In order to completely cover AO2, analysing and evaluating, you should try to find out why an artist created their artwork. We have already looked at "The Shelter Drawings" of Henry Moore, now take a look at the activity below.