“Learn technique; have full command to the extent of not being conscious of how it is done. When craftsmanship has been developed, you are free to create... technique will give way to expression!” WayGivingHas BeensDoneExpressionConsciousTechniqueCommandCraftsmanship Author:Sergei Bongart
“For - to say a few words on technique - whereas the curved line was used predominantly for reasons of beauty, (Phidias, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rubens) it has been used more and more economically for reasons of truth (Millet, Monet, Paul Cézanne) until it will end as the straight line for reasons of Love. This will enable the art of the future to create an international form; a form understandable to all and vital enough to the expression of a general feeling of love in a monumental way. Such is the future.” WayHas BeensArtEndsReasonEnoughFeelingsFormUsedLinesExpressionInternationalTechniqueStraight LinesFew WordsRaphaelMonetRubensPhidias Author:Theo van Doesburg
“Our time has produced a need for contrast. This has been achieved not only in the external appearance of plastic expressions of coulor and matter, but also, and chiefly, in the tempo of life and in the techniques related to the daily, mechanical functions of life; namely standing, walking, driving, to lying and sitting - in short, every action which determines the content of architecture.” NeedsHas BeensMatterActionLyingExpressionWalkingSittingStandingFunctionDetermineAppearanceArchitectureTechniqueDrivingRelatedOur TimeContrastPlasticTempoExternal Appearance Author:Theo van Doesburg
“I think the underlying purpose is expression. It's not about technique, it's not about hitting the right note, writing the perfect prose, having the perfect brushstroke. It's about expression of oneself, the things around you, and the emotions. I think expression is the one word that I would use, whether it's for sorrow, tragedy, joy, or even the need to express and be heard.” ThinkingNeedsWritingUseJoyPurposePerfectEmotionHeardExpressionSorrowTragedyNotesOneselfTechniqueProseHittingOne Word Author:Charlie Albright
“Photography is not easy. You know it takes a painter or a sculpture or a musician years to perfect their technique. Then they're free to make an expression in a matter of moments. It takes moments for a photographer to perfect his technique. And then it takes years for him to make it into something that is truly creative and worthwhile.” KnowsYearsMatterMomentsEasyPerfectCreativeExpressionPhotographyMusicianPhotographerTechniquePainterWorthwhileSculpture Author:Paul Caponigro
“In the greatest art, one is always aware of things that cannot be said. . .of the contradiction between expression and the presence of the inexpressible. Stylistic devices are also techniques of avoidance. The most potent elements of a work of art are, often, its silences.” ArtSaidSilenceExpressionElementsTechniqueContradictionDevicesWorks Of ArtAvoidance Book:A Susan Sontag reader Source: A Susan Sontag reader
“We used the camera only as a means of expression and as a visual medium that offers possibilities found in no other artistic technique, possibilities that the eye cannot catch in their totality. We tried to establish a characteristic vision of photography.” MeanEyeUsedFoundVisionPossibilityExpressionOffersPhotographyCamerasTechniqueMediumsArtisticCharacteristicsVisualsTotality Author:Piet Zwart
“Photography is the typical means of expression of a society founded on a civilization of technicians, conscious of the aims it has set for itself... Its power of exactly reproducing external reality, a power inherent in its technique, lends it a documentary character and makes it appear as the most faithful and impartial process for the reproduction of social life.” MeanCharacterRealitySocialProcessExpressionCivilizationPhotographyConsciousAimTechniqueFaithfulInherentTypicalDocumentariesSocial LifeReproductionTechniciansReproducing Author:Gisele Freund
“That's one of my little expressions. I never really studied acting so I kind of kiddingly talk about "building your circle" and "mooding up," because I really didn't learn any technique.” KindLittlesActingBuildingExpressionTechniqueCircles Author:Susan Sarandon
“Expression is never considered a given, and it is in fact maybe not what's most interesting about making art. Making art, since 1960 or something, is many things: it's a way of doing philosophy, it's a way of opening a dialogue, it's a way of putting a fact or a question out into the world, or a way of drawing people into new relationships, or a way of interrogating history. It's all these other sorts of strategies or techniques or processes that are really interesting and really valuable.” PeopleWorldWayArtPhilosophyFactsGivenProcessInterestingExpressionStrategyValuableTechniqueDrawingDialogueOpening1960sMost InterestingReally InterestingNew RelationshipArt Making Author:Kurt Ralske