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We must have design in a picture even at the expense of truth. You are using nature for your artistic needs. ↗

— John F. Carlsons

#design #landscape #nature #oil-painting #painting

...the art of Europe is drowned in the centuries in the war-scarred face of a motherland.. ↗

— John Geddes

#european #history #war #art

Man screams from the depths of his soul; the whole era becomes a single, piercing shriek. Art also screams, into the deep darkness, screams for help, screams for the spirit. This is Expressionism. ↗

— Hermann Bahr

#expressionism #art

Jedes Volk, das sich an einer von der europäischen Naturwissenschaft festgesetzten Notenskala messen lässt, steht immer als Kulturverbund höherer Affen da. Das Notengeben ist sinnlos. Jeder Versuch, die Kulturen nebeneinander zu stellen, um zu bestimmen, welche davon am höchsten entwickelt ist, führt immer nur dazu, daß die westliche Kultur noch einen weiteren beschissenen Versuch unternimmt, den Haß auf ihren eigenen Schatten auf andere zu projizieren. Es gibt nur eine Art und Weise, eine andere Kultur zu verstehen. Sie zu _leben_. In sie einzuziehen, darum zu bitten, als Gast geduldet zu werden, die Sprache zu lernen. Irgendwann kommt dann vielleicht das Verständnis. Es wird dann immer wortlos sein. In dem Moment, in dem man das Fremde begreift, verliert man den Drang, es zu erklären. Ein Phänomen erklären heißt, sich davon zu entfernen. Wen ich anfange, mit mir selber oder anderen von Qaanaaq zu reden, habe ich fast wieder verloren, was nie richtig mein gewesen ist. ↗

— Peter Hoeg Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow

#europe #european-civilization #grades #nation #natural-science

In a sense, all life is a prank. We are not who we appear to be and no one else is as they appear to be. So how can we handle that little mystery? This whole business about God – what’s that all about? No one knows anything about that either. So we have people who are not as they appear to be, telling us about something that they have no idea about. We really are on our own here to try and figure it out. That’s the real adventure of it. Some people are anxious to tell you what they know and have experienced. I’d rather hear from some people who admit to what they don’t know and haven’t experienced. They’re much more interesting. ↗

— Art Hochberg

#inspirational #art

Life presents some very interesting situations. When you’re in the middle of a jam, you’re not thinking, “Oh that’s interesting.” You’re thinking, “How the hell am I going to get through this one. ↗

— Art Hochberg

#inspirational #art

You have to admit that this is a very strange life. If you don’t admit it, then you have a very high threshold for strangeness, and more power to you. ↗

— Art Hochberg

#inspirational #art

Once you set out for something, there may be obstacles. Avoid that which you feel safe to avoid, and approach that which you feel safe to approach. That’s how we go through the obstacles. ↗

— Art Hochberg

#inspirational #art

It’s hard to believe that the truth lies within us. What about the churches, temples, mosques, bibles and scriptures? They offer comfort. If they cause you discomfort, toss them. ↗

— Art Hochberg

#inspirational #art

Don’t focus on the pain in the world, focus on what will keep you sane in the world. ↗

— Art Hochberg

#inspirational #art