31 quotes found
“To look out of a car in Scania, you see a painting on the horizontal - one windmill, one tiny farmhouse, acres of beet or grass.”
“Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.”
“Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.”
“For most Americans, poetry plays no role in their everyday lives. But also for most Americans, contemporary painting or jazz or sculpture play no role either. I'm not saying poetry is singled out a...”
“Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.”
“Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.”
“If we could but paint with the hand as we see with the eye!”
“I mix them with my brains sir.”
“Dada was an extreme protest against the physical side of painting. It was a metaphysical attitude.”
