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Sculpting in Time

Book by Andrei Tarkovsky · 4 quotes · Art, Community, Creation

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“Art is by nature aristocratic, and naturally selective in its effect on the audience. For even in its 'collective' manifestations, like theatre or cinema, its effect is bound up with the intimate emotions of each person who comes into contact with a work. The more the individual is traumatised and gripped by these emotions, the more significant a place will the work have in his experience. The aristocratic nature of art, however does not in any way absolve the artist of his responsibility to his public and even, if you like, more broadly, to people in general. On the contrary, because of his special awareness of his time and of the world in which he lives, the artist becomes the voice of those who cannot formulate or express their view of reality. In that sense the artist is indeed vox populi. That is why he is called to serve his own talent, which means serving his people.”

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“Finally, I would enjoin the reader—confiding in him utterly—to believe that the one thing that mankind has ever created in a spirit of self-surrender is the artistic image. Perhaps the meaning of all human activity lies in artistic consciousness, in the pointless and selfless creative act? Perhaps our capacity to create is evidence that we ourselves were created in the image and likeness of God?”

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“Pour être libre, il suffit de l'être, sans en demander l'autorisation à personne. Il faut se faire une hypothèse sur son propre destin et s'y tenir, sans se soumettre ni céder aux circonstances. Une telle liberté exige de l'homme de véritables ressources intérieures, un niveau élevé de conscience individuelle, et le sens de la responsabilité devant lui-même et par là devant les autres. La tragédie est hélas que nous ne savons pas être libres. Nous réclamons une liberté qui doit coûter à l'autre mais sans rien lui abandonner en échange, voyant déjà là comme une entrave à nos libertés et à nos droits individuels. Nous sommes tous caractérisés aujourd'hui par un extraordinaire égoïsme. Or ce n'est pas cela la liberté. La liberté signifie plutôt apprendre à ne rien demander à la vie ni à ceux qui nous entourent, à être exigeant envers soi-même et généreux envers les autres. La liberté est dans le sacrifice au nom de l'amour.”

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