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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Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.
Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.
What is art but a way of seeing?.
What is art but a way of seeing?.
A painting in a museum hears more ridiculous opinions than anything else in the world.
A painting in a museum hears more ridiculous opinions than anything else in the world.
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.
With an apple I will astonish Paris.
With an apple I will astonish Paris.
One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind read more
One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide.
A great artist is always before his time or behind it.
A great artist is always before his time or behind it.
You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?
You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?
Art is an experience, not the formulation of a problem.
Art is an experience, not the formulation of a problem.
