The work of art expresses precisely those things which do not die. It must do so, however, in a form that bears witness to the artist's own era. Constantin Brancusi More Quotes by Constantin Brancusi More Quotes From Constantin Brancusi Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave. Constantin Brancusi beautiful life art To see far is one thing, going there is another. Constantin Brancusi beautiful life art Things are not difficult to make; what is difficult is putting ourselves in the state of mind to make them Constantin Brancusi difficult states mind ...That which they call abstract is the most realistic, because what is real is not the exterior but the idea, the essence of things. Constantin Brancusi real essence art Simplicity is complexity resolved Constantin Brancusi complexity simplicity Nothing grows well in the shade of a big tree. Constantin Brancusi shade tree life What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface. Constantin Brancusi real essence art I do not aspire to be in fashion. For what is in fashion, goes out of fashion Constantin Brancusi fashion matter today Architecture is inhabited sculpture. Constantin Brancusi sculpture bad-ass badass Theories are patterns without value. What counts is action. Constantin Brancusi good-life patterns action The function of art is to make that understood which in the form of argument would be incomprehensible. Constantin Brancusi argument would-be art Whoever does not detach himself from the ego never attains the Absolute and never deciphers life. Constantin Brancusi ego doe life When you see a fish you don't think of its scales, do you? You think of its speed, its floating, flashing body seen through the water... If I made fins and eyes and scales, I would arrest its movement, give a pattern or shape of reality. I want just the flash of its spirit. Constantin Brancusi eye art thinking I ground matter to find the continuous line. And when I realized I could not find it, I stopped, as if an unseen someone had slapped my hands. Constantin Brancusi unseen lines hands In art, one does not aim for simplicity; one achieves it unintentionally as one gets closer to the real meaning of things. Constantin Brancusi simplicity real art Don't look for obscure formulas or mystery in my work. It is pure joy that I offer you. Look at my sculptures until you see them. Those closest to God have seen them. Constantin Brancusi passion joy art Simplicity is not an objective in art, but one achieves simplicity despite one's self by entering into the real sense of things. Constantin Brancusi real self art What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things. Constantin Brancusi form real essence I refused [to study under Rodin] because nothing grows under large trees. Constantin Brancusi rodin study tree Why write [about my art]? Why not just show the photographs? Constantin Brancusi why-not writing art
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