What did Robert Smithson mean by: An emotion is suggested and demolished in one glance by certain words. - Robert Smithson Artist · USA Copy
+ Questions about form seem as hopelessly inadequate as questions about content. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Robert Smithson, Form, Hopeless, 0 - Robert Smithson Artist · USA
+ Words for mental processes are all derived from physical things. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Robert Smithson, Illness, Mental illness, Process, 0 - Robert Smithson Artist · USA
+ Nature does not proceed in a straight line, it is rather a sprawling development. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Robert Smithson, Artist, Development, 0 - Robert Smithson Artist · USA
+ For many artists the universe is expanding; for some it is contracting. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Robert Smithson, Artist, Expanding, 0 - Robert Smithson Artist · USA
+ Museums are tombs, and it looks like everything is turning into a museum. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Robert Smithson, Artist, Museums, 0 - Robert Smithson Artist · USA
+ Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Robert Smithson, Artist, Language, 0 - Robert Smithson Artist · USA
+ Mistakes and dead-ends often mean more to these artists than any proven problem Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Robert Smithson, Artist, Mistake, 0 - Robert Smithson Artist · USA
+ The memory of what is not may be better than the amnesia of what is. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Robert Smithson, Memories, 0 - Robert Smithson Artist · USA
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
As an artist, I’ve always wanted to participate in the dialogue of art with other artists. - Jeff Koons Artist · USA
Artists can no more speak about their work, than plants can speak about horticulture. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
For the mystic what is how. For the craftsman how is what. For the artist what and how are one. - William McElcheran
The object of art is to crystallize emotion into thought, and then fix it in form. - Francois Delsarte Musician · France
If I’ve grown as an artist, it will be represented in the art. There’s no need to explain it. - Matisyahu Singer-songwriter
I love artists, because through art one can express oneself beautifully. - Meher Baba Spiritual leader and mystic · India
Music gets us in touch with our emotions in a way that’s more intimate than any other art form. - Michael Franti Musician · USA
