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“Part of what we admire about a painting or a piece of music is the order which the artist has imposed upon what would otherwise have appeared disconnected or chaotic.”

Artist Order Pieces Painting Music Is Admire Chaotic Disconnected

Author:Anthony Storr

“Certain music is terrifically inspirational and it is possible, months or even years afterwards, to look at a painting and remember the music that was playing during its execution.”

Years Looks Remember Certain Music Painting Months Music Is Execution

Author:Robert Genn

“You must hold on to the sort of finger-painting aspect of music. That's something I learned, particularly from listening to Neil Young. Tom Waits is another one, because Tom's music is incredibly sophisticated and beautifully arranged, but he's using a toolbox that's unlike anybody else's.”

Young Waiting Painting Listening Music Is Aspect Fingers Toms Sophisticated Toolbox

Author:Elvis Costello

“Music is a lot more like solving an intricate puzzle with moments of pure, random creative bliss... whereas painting is much more purely random creative bliss with moments of problem solving.”

Moments Problem Creative Painting Pure Music Is Bliss Problem Solving Puzzles Intricate

Author:Brandon Boyd

“I'm painting so much that I don't listen to much music. Because music is another creative outlet, it's a huge distraction for me when I paint.”

Creative Painting Huge Music Is Paint Distraction Outlets Creative Outlets

Author:Chris Mars

“Music is an amazing thing. I don't know if we really think about it the same way we consider a painting an amazing thing. I mean, a painting is, in quotes, imaginary. There is nothing on the canvas when you start; and writing a song, there is nothing there when you start.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Way Writing Mean Song Painting Music Is Imaginary Canvas Amazing Things

Author:Lou Reed

“A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.”

Painting Music Is

Author:Miles Davis

“Now Art, used collectively for painting, sculpture, architecture and music, is the mediatress between, and reconciler of, nature and man. It is, therefore, the power of humanizing nature, of infusing the thoughts and passions of man into everything which is the object of his contemplation.”

Men Art Used Passion Objects Painting Music Is Architecture Contemplation Sculpture Man And Nature

Book:The Complete Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Poetry, Plays, Literary Essays, Lectures, Autobiography and Letters (Classic Illustrated Edition): The Entire Opus of the English poet, literary critic and philosopher, including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, Christabel, Lyrical Ballads, Conversation Poems and Biographia Literaria

Source: The Complete Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Poetry, Plays, Literary Essays, Lectures, Autobiography and Letters (Classic Illustrated Edition): The Entire Opus of the English poet, literary critic and philosopher, including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, Christabel, Lyrical Ballads, Conversation Poems and Biographia Literaria

“In the same way in which music is made of notes and a painting is made of lines of colors, the matter of literature are words.”

Way Made Matter Literature Lines Color Painting Music Is Notes

Author:Amos Oz