“Found objects, chance creations, ready-mades (mass-produced items promoted into art objects, such as Duchamp's "Fountain"-urinal as sculpture) abolish the separation between art and life. The commonplace is miraculous if rightly seen.” IfsArtMadeFoundChanceCreationObjectsReadyMassSeparationFountainSculptureItemsMiraculousCommonplaceAbolishArt And LifeFound Objects Author:Charles Simic
“The plain truth is we are going to die. Here I am, a teeny spec surrounded by boundless space and time, arguing with the whole of creation, shaking my fist, sputtering, growing even eloquent at times, and then-poof! I am gone. Swept off once and for all. I think that is very, very funny.” ThinkingWholeDiesSpaceGoneGrowingCreationTruth IsArguingTime And SpaceFistsShakingBoundlessEloquentHere I AmSpecs Author:Charles Simic