Joseph Cornell Professions : Artist Born : December 24, 1903 Died : December 29, 1972 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Joseph Cornell Look at everything as though you are seeing it for the first time, with eyes of a child, fresh with wonder. Joseph Cornell eye children art Shadow boxes become poetic theater or settings wherein are metamorphosed the elements of a childhood pastime. The fragile, shimmering globules become the shimmering but more enduring planets—a connotation of moon and tides—the association of water less subtle, as when driftwood pieces make up a proscenium to set off the dazzling white of sea foam and billowy cloud crystallized in a pipe of fancy. Joseph Cornell moon white sea My boxes are life's experiences aesthetically expressed. Joseph Cornell boxes Life can have significance even if it appears to be a series of failures. Joseph Cornell significance series ifs Shadow boxes become poetic theaters or settings wherein are metamorphosed the element of a childhood pastime. Joseph Cornell childhood elements shadow Beauty should be shared for it enhances our joys. Joseph Cornell venture sublime joy Children understand and remember concepts best when they learn from direct personal experience. Joseph Cornell direct remember children Similar Authors Burton Silverman artist Bruce Nauman artist Bruce Conner artist Brom artist Britney Spears artist Brigid Berlin artist All Authors
