“A painter must compensate the natural deficiencies of his art. He has but one sentence to utter, but one moment to exhibit. He cannot, like the poet or historian, expatiate, and impress the mind.” MindArtMomentsNaturalPoetSentencesPainterHistorianImpressExhibitsDeficiencyOne Sentence Book:The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds Source: The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds
“The apparent pointlessness of fashion may be just what makes it so strong as a zeitgeist sensor. Even I, a designer, do not know why a certain proportion feels dated or why another one feels exciting at a given moment. I leave that to the cultural historians and theorists.” KnowsFeelsMayMomentsCertainStrongGivenFashionExcitingDesignerProportionHistorianTheoristsZeitgeistSensorsPointlessness Author:Jil Sander