“A photograph isn't necessarily a lie, but nor is it the truth. It's more of a fleeting, subjective impression. What I most like about photography is the moment that you can't anticipate: you have to be constantly watching for it, ready to welcome the unexpected.” MomentsLyingReadyPhotographyPhotographImpressionWelcomeUnexpectedFleetingSubjectiveAnticipate Author:Martine Franck
“If the artist succeeds in producing the impression of a movement which takes several moments for accomplishment, his work is certainly much less conventional than the scientific image, where time is abruptly suspended.” IfsMomentsArtistMovementSucceedImpressionAccomplishmentConventionalSuspended Book:Rodin on Art and Artists: Conversations with Paul Gsell Source: Rodin on Art and Artists: Conversations with Paul Gsell
“Apparently one impression we are making... is that creativeness consists of lightning striking you on the head in one great glorious moment.” MomentsCreativityImpressionGloriousLightningCreativeness Author:Abraham Maslow
“Nature, the sun itself, produces color effects... instantaneously. The impression of these evanescent visions is what we make desperate attempts to catch and fix by any means at hand. At such moments I am unconscious of materials, of style, of rules, of everything that intervenes between my perception and the object or idea perceived.” MeanIdeasMomentsHandsVisionSunEffectsStyleObjectsProduceColorMaterialsPerceptionImpressionDesperateUnconscious Author:Joaquin Sorolla
“Painting keeps me occupied in those moments when travel can be aimless and even disorienting. Mainly it is a way to register at least some of the new impressions of a foreign place, when its thrilling barrage can sometimes overwhelm you.” WaySometimesMomentsPaintingImpressionThrillingRegisterForeign Places Author:Susan Minot