quotes about art, architecture and other important things

a collection of quotes that I gathered over the years through my reading.  I don't necessarily agree with all of the ideas and opinions expressed herein but those that either provoked thought or tickled were included.

July 2014 - studio of Glenn Williams Architect NCARB

that’s genius!

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“Execution is the chariot of genius.” – – William Blake [1757-1827] English painter, poet and printmaker

William Blake

William Blake

“Genius is staying up in the air longer than anyone else.” – – Vaslav Nijinsky [1889-1950] Polish ballet dancer and choreographer

Vaslav Nijinsky

Vaslav Nijinsky

“What moves men of genius, or rather, what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.” – – Eugene Delacroix [1798-1863] French Romantic artist

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix

“In order to feel that the epoch we are fashioning with our hands today will go beyond the poverty of the purely functional, it is necessary to be a genius or to be young.” – – Sigfried Giedion [1888-1968] Bohemian Swiss architect, critic and writer

Sigfried Giedion

Sigfried Giedion