As for types like my own, obscurely motivated by the conviction that our existence was worthless if we didn't make a turning point of it, we were assigned to the humanities, to poetry, philosophy, painting -- the nursery games of humankind, which had to be left behind when the age of science began. The humanities would be called upon to choose a wallpaper for the crypt, as the end drew near.
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Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.
Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.
Pictures must not be too picturesque.
Pictures must not be too picturesque.
Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible. I think it's in my basement... let me go upstairs read more
Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible. I think it's in my basement... let me go upstairs and check.
The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract.
The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract.
No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.
No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.
Each of the arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of read more
Each of the arts whose office is to refine, purify, adorn, embellish and grace life is under the patronage of a muse, no god being found worthy to preside over them.
When you find yourself beginning to feel a bond between yourself and the people you photograph, when you laugh and read more
When you find yourself beginning to feel a bond between yourself and the people you photograph, when you laugh and cry with their laughter and tears, you will know you are on the right track.
There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.
