“When people look only at the surface and that satisfies them and they think from that surface they see, that is to be truly blind.” PeopleThinkingLooksPerspectiveBlindSurface Author:Beah Richards
“On the surface it seems that the present moment is only one of many, many moments. Each day of your life appears to consist of thousands of moments where different things happen. Yet if you look more deeply, is there not only one moment, ever? Is life ever not this moment? This one moment, now, is the only thing you can never escape from. The one constant factor in your life. No matter what happens. No matter how much your life changes. One thing is certain. Its always now. Since there is no escape from the now, why not welcome it, become friendly with it.” IfsLooksDifferentMatterMomentsSeemsHappensCertainOne ThingNo Matter WhatConstantSurfaceThings HappenFactorsWelcomeLife ChangingEach DayDifferent ThingsFriendlyPresent MomentWhy NotStillness Speaks Book:Stillness Speaks Source: Stillness Speaks
“There is always more in one of Ramanujan's formulae than meets the eye, as anyone who sets to work to verify those which look the easiest will soon discover. In some the interest lies very deep, in others comparatively near the surface; but there is not one which is not curious and entertaining.” LooksEyeScienceLyingInterestSurfaceCuriousEntertainingVery DeepVerifyRamanujan Author:G. H. Hardy
“When I paint, I seriously consider the public presence of a person - the surface facade. I am less concerned with how people look when they wake up or how they act at home. A person's public presence reflects his own efforts at image development.” PeopleLooksPersonsHomeEffortDevelopmentConcernedWake UpPaintSurfaceFacadePortraiture Book:Art & lifestyle Source: Art & lifestyle
“Another thing that escapes me is HOW to give substance to the forms. One day they look solid and 'real' and they seem to hinge upon each other and splinter and creak, fall with a thud to the bottom of the canvas and drag across the surface, and the next day they are like dust, all lightweight and just stuck there.” GivingLooksRealSeemsFormFallNextOne DayBottomSurfaceStuckDustSubstanceDragCanvasNext DayDissatisfactionHingesSplinters Book:Paula Rego Source: Paula Rego
“My ambition is to construct a painting so that the whole of its surface is alive, however I look at it. Each mark, and the interval between each mark must give something back on its own terms.” GivingLooksWholeTermAlivePaintingAmbitionMarkSurfaceConstructsIntervalsMy Ambition Author:Andrew Forge
“If things look right on the surface the underside is rarely questioned. However, things may be great in reality, but if one perceives them to be amiss, it is difficult to change that perception.” IfsLooksMayRealityDifficultPerceptionSurfacePerceive Book:The Consequences Series: Box Set Source: The Consequences Series: Box Set