“The fact that all of us die anyway (the rumor turns out to be true) is a mere detail in the celestial glow of imagination. The artist's eyes destroy death.” FactsEyeArtistDiesTurnsImaginationMereDetailsBeing TrueRumorCelestial Book:Bohemia: Digging the Roots of Cool Source: Bohemia: Digging the Roots of Cool
“Is there in painting an effect which arises from the being together of repose and energy in the artist's mind? - can both repose and energy be seen in a painting's line and color, plane and volume, surface and depth, detail and composition? - and is the true effect of a good painting on the spectator one that makes at once for repose and energy, calmness and intensity, serenity and stir?” MindTogetherArtistEnergyLinesEffectsColorPaintingDepthDetailsSurfaceArisePlanesIntensitySerenityVolumeCompositionSpectatorsCalmnessReposeBeing Together Author:Eli Siegel
“The artist should fear to become the slave of detail.” ShouldArtistFearSlaveDetailsStorm Clouds Author:Albert Pinkham Ryder
“The motif must always be set down in a simple way, easily grasped and understood by the beholder. By the elimination of superfluous detail, the spectator should be led along the road that the artist indicates to him, and from the first be made to notice what the artist has felt.” WayShouldFirstsMadeArtistFeltSimpleUnderstoodSimplicityDetailsSpectatorsSuperfluousEliminationBeholderMotifsSimple Ways Author:Alfred Sisley
“The artist's interest cannot be restricted to a single field; he must seek the highest perception of everything, of the whole and its details.” WholeArtistInterestFieldsPerceptionHighestDetails Book:Asger Jorn Source: Asger Jorn
“The best artists know what to leave out. They know how much of the support should show through as the pigment is applied, what details aren't necessary.” KnowsShouldShowsArtistSupportKnow HowDetailsPigmentBest Artist Author:Charles de Lint
“Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution.” ArtCareArtistChoicesArt IsDetailsInventionPerpetualExecutionExquisite Author:Theophile Gautier
“I consider myself an artist, but instead of paint or clay, my medium is drag. I put so much of myself into my drag from every detail of the costume, makeup and hair to my performance, the way I speak or even stand.” WayArtistSpeakHairPerformancesPaintDetailsMediumsMakeupDragCostumesClay Author:Manila Luzon
“Nature can afford to be prodigal in everything, the artist must be frugal down to the last detail. Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.” LastsArtistDetailsConfusionFrugalProdigalsTaciturn Author:Paul Klee
“Peter Cooper looks at the world with an artist's eye and a human heart and soul. His songs are the work of an original, creative imagination, alive with humor and heartbreak and irony and intelligence, with truth and beauty in the details. Deep stuff. And they get better every time you listen to them.” WorldHumansLooksHeartSoulEyeArtistSongStuffImaginationCreativeAliveOriginalsDetailsIronyGet BetterPeterHuman HeartHeart And SoulCreative ImaginationTruth And Beauty Author:Kris Kristofferson