#composition

My father taught me to paint when I was young with watercolors and so I learned at a very young age the essential elements of the value of light and composition. ↗

— Matthew Modine

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I have always been willing to admit when I made a mistake. I made a mistake in my understanding of the composition of the Contras, not on my opposition to the Contra war. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

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The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions. ↗

— Paul Klee

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Part of Michael's uniqueness, I think, comes from the fact that he worked with music. He had a tape which he gave me with many different compositions, really eclectic. These pieces of music were sources of inspiration. ↗

— Madeleine Stowe

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Composition gives proper meaning to the natural streams of sound that penetrate the world. ↗

— Toru Takemitsu

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There are two moments worthwhile in writing, the one when you start and the other when you throw it in the waste-paper basket. ↗

— Samuel Beckett

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In my photography, color and composition are inseparable. I see in color. ↗

— William Albert Allard

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Composition has almost always been solitary. ↗

— Wendy Carlos

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A journalist is supposed to present an unbiased portrait of an event, a view devoid of intimate emotions. This is impossible, of course. The framing of an image, by its very composition, represents a choice. The photographer chooses what to show and what to exclude. ↗

— Alexandra Kerry

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Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk. ↗

— Edward Weston

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