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Quote by Naum Gabo

“If an artist has no experience before he makes a painting or a sculpture, he is not an artist.”

Work

Gabo on Gabo: Texts and Interviews is a compilation that delves into the thoughts and experiences of Gabriel García Márquez, a Nobel laureate and one of the most influential Latin American writers of the 20th century. The book includes a variety of writings and conversations, providing a comprehensive look at his literary career and his perspectives on writing, life, and the world. more

Author

Naum Gabo

Naum Gabo, born on August 5, 1890 in Lithuania and died on August 23, 1977 in the United Kingdom, was one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th century, renowned for his kinetic sculptures and abstract art. more

“I consider morals and aesthetics one and the same, for they cover only one impulse, one drive inherent in our consciousness - to bring our life and all our actions into a satisfactory relationship with the events of the world as our consciousness wants it to be, in harmony with our life and according to the laws of consciousness itself.”

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“The shapes we are creating are not abstract, they are absolute. They are released from any already existant thing in nature and their content lies in themselves.”

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“The way of a creative mind is always positive, it always asserts; it does not know the doubts which are so characteristic of the scientific mind.”

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“Watch the turtle. He only moves forward by sticking his neck out.”