Alexander Calder Quote Explained: My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement.

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To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there’s no such thing as perfect.

Sculptor

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Art
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The basis of everything I do is the universe.

- Alexander Calder

Sculptor

· USA

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About my method of work: first it’s the state of mind—Elation (joy).

- Alexander Calder

Sculptor

· USA

Joy
Mind

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You see nature and then you try to emulate it.

- Alexander Calder

Sculptor

· USA

Nature

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Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions.

- Alexander Calder

Sculptor

· USA

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The universe is real, but you can’t see it. You have to imagine it.

- Alexander Calder

Sculptor

· USA

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The first inspiration I ever had was the cosmos, the planetary system.

- Alexander Calder

Sculptor

· USA

My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement.

My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement.

To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there’s no such thing as perfect.

The basis of everything I do is the universe.

About my method of work: first it’s the state of mind—Elation (joy).

You see nature and then you try to emulate it.

Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions.

The universe is real, but you can’t see it. You have to imagine it.

The first inspiration I ever had was the cosmos, the planetary system.

I’ve taught, and the first thing I did when I taught art, was not to teach art. Explain

Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Explain

Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Explain

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.

Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time.

Look out! Be on your guard, because alone of all the arts, music moves all around you.

Art is a language, an instrument of knowledge, an instrument of communication.

The real function of art is to change mental patterns … making new thought possible.

My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement.

My whole theory about art is the disparity that exists between form, masses and movement.

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