Quotes by Abstract Constructions of a-rhythmical forms, the clash between concrete and abstract forms... ...The acute angle is passionate and dynamic, expressing will and a penetrating force. Carlo Carra constructionpassionateabstract The process by which civilization, as an abstract entity distinct from the societies in which it is embodied, dies or is reborn is a very significant one. Carroll Quigley significantabstractcivilization The abstract has no emotional content... the abstract is more powerful the more abstract it is. Cecil Balmond abstractemotionalpowerful I admire the abstract expressionists and pop artists so right now I'm referencing American '60s art and at the same time referencing Japanese manga culture. Christian Marclay abstractcultureart Funerals are all abstract ceremony. Chuck Palahniuk ceremonyabstractfuneral I don't do abstract art because I don't find it as interesting as I do subjects and depictions. Claes Oldenburg abstractartinteresting When you're working with an object, you can put in almost anything you want, you can make it abstract. Claes Oldenburg objectsabstractwant Quantum physics is no longer an abstract theory for specialists. We must now absolutely include it in our education and also in our culture. Claude Cohen-Tannoudji abstractphysicsculture She was good at playing abstract confusion in the same way that a midget is good at being short. Clive James abstractconfusionway I always just been a fan of the music... and the aesthetic only in an abstract sense. Colin Marston aestheticabstractfans The smaller the instrument or more hidden it is such as electronics, the more esoteric it becomes and in my mind becomes boring watching someone go like this and that has no direct... It's just a complete abstract motion, not attach to any sound. Dan Deacon abstractboringmind The common willing of a common world is an eminently practical undertaking and not in the least abstract. Daniel Kemmis abstractcommonworld Screenwriting is always about what people say or do, whereas good writing is about a thought process or an abstract image or an internal monologue, none of which works on screen. David Nicholls abstractwritingpeople Tenderness can be just as abstract as insanity. David Lynch tendernessabstractinsanity To me, a story can be both concrete and abstract, or a concrete story can hold abstractions. And abstractions are things that really can't be said so well with words. David Lynch abstractstoriessaid Most people would have found it grotesque, but when you're in love nothing is so abstract or horrible that it can't be thought of as cute. David Sedaris abstractcutepeople I always say that modernization is not an abstract thing; its a very specific task. Dmitry Medvedev modernizationabstracttasks But nobody is visually naive any longer. We are cluttered with images, and only abstract art can bring us to the threshold of the divine. Dominique de Menil abstractdivineart Everything abstract is ultimately part of the concrete. Everything inanimate finally serves the living. That is why every activity dealing in abstraction stands in ultimate service to a living whole. Edith Stein concreteunityabstract No cause, no God, no abstract idea can justify the mass slaughter of innocents. Edward Said abstractcausesideas«123456789»
