“Limited means often constitute the charm and force of primitive painting. Extension, on the contrary, leads the arts to decadence.” MeanArtForcePaintingMoralityContraryCharmPrimitiveExtensionsDecadence Book:Georges Braque Source: Georges Braque
“There are so many people, especially among our comrades, who imagine that words are nothing - on the contrary, isn't it true that saying a thing well is as interesting and as difficult as painting it?” PeopleWellsDifficultInterestingImaginePaintingContraryImagine ThatComrade Book:Delphi Complete Works of Vincent van Gogh (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Vincent van Gogh (Illustrated)
“The syllogism art for art's sake refers to that kind of painting which disregards, or is contrary to, public taste.” KindArtPaintingTasteSakeContraryDisregard Author:Walter J. Phillips
“For me there is no gap between my painting and my so-called 'decorative' work. I never considered the 'minor arts' to be artistically frustrating; on the contrary, it was an extension of my art.” ArtArtistPaintingContraryGapsMinorsExtensionsFrustrating Author:Sonia Delaunay
“I say that in narrative paintings one should mingle direct contraries close by, because they produce strong contrasts with one another, and all the more so when they are very close together; that is, the ugly next to the beautiful, the big to the small, the old to the young, the strong to the weak; in this way you will vary as much as possible and close by.” WayShouldBigsTogetherBeautifulYoungNextStrongProducePaintingDirectWeakUglyContraryNarrativeContrastVary Author:Leonardo da Vinci