“I have always directed my attempts at the figurative representation of objects by way of summary and not very descriptive brushstrokes, diverging greatly from the real objective measurements of things, and this has led many people to talk about childish drawing.. ..this position of seeing them (the objects) without looking at them too much, without focussing more attention on them than any ordinary man would in normal everyday life..” PeopleMenWayRealAttentionToo MuchSeeingPositionObjectsNormalOrdinaryEverydayDrawingObjectivesRepresentationEveryday LifeMeasurementOrdinary ManSummary Author:Jean Dubuffet
“My focus on silence is to be understood as an intrinsic part of the body's search for meaning amongst the noisy assaults of everyday life. ... What quilts have brought to the viewing of art generally is this intervening layer of silence, of collected thought and concerted attention.” ArtBodyAttentionSilenceFocusUnderstoodEverydayLayersEveryday LifeAssaultSilence IsNoisySearch For MeaningParts Of The BodyQuiltsIntervening Book:Quilts as women's art: a quilt poetics Source: Quilts as women's art: a quilt poetics
“When we pay attention, whatever we are doing...is transformed and becomes a part of our spiritual path. We begin to notice details and textures that we never noticed before everyday life becomes clearer, sharper, and at the same time more spacious.” SpiritualPayAttentionPathMeditationEverydayDetailsPay AttentionTransformedEveryday LifeTextureSpiritual PathCalmingMeditation MindMeditation Life Author:Rick Fields