Self and world: an explanation of aesth...
A source page for quotes linked to Eli Siegel.
“We should see the desire for neatness, the desire for sharp impressions, as a desire in art.”
“The universe is Why, How, and What, in any order, and all at once.”
“The world, art, and self explain each other: each is the aesthetic oneness of opposites.”
“The resolution of conflict in self is like the making one of opposites in art.”
“Art is a way of showing greater fairness to things than is customary.”
“Art can make the old surprising, and the new and sudden soothing.”