“When I make a portrait,I cannot limit it tothe lines of the head, for that head belongs toa body, it exists ina setting which influences it, it is part of a totality that I cannot suppress. The impression you produce upon me is not thesame if I catchsight of youalone ina gardenor if Isee you in the midst of a group of other people, in a living room or on the street.” PeopleIfsBodyLinesRoomsGroupsInfluenceStreetsProduceLimitsImpressionSettingSettingsMidstPortraitsLiving RoomTotality Author:Medardo Rosso
“A man of intellect is like an artist who gives a concert without any help from anyone else, playing on a single instrument--a piano, say, which is a little orchestra in itself. Such a man is a little world in himself; and the effect produced by various instruments together, he produces single-handed, in the unity of his own consciousness. Like the piano, he has no place in a symphony; he is a soloist and performs by himself--in soli tude, it may be; or if in the company with other instruments, only as principal; or for setting the tone, as in singing.” IfsMenWorldGivingMayLittlesHelpingTogetherArtistConsciousnessCompanyEffectsProduceSingingInstrumentsUnityVariousIntellectSettingSettingsPianoToneConcertsPrincipalOrchestraSymphony Book:Counsels and Maxims Source: Counsels and Maxims
“With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting.” FirstsSawsTreeProduceColdProductionsSettingSettingsSassy Author:Bruce Beresford
“I think that simply nudging yourself into unfamiliar settings - physical or emotional - can produce surprising results on the writing front.” ThinkingWritingResultsFrontsProduceEmotionalSettingSettingsSurprisingUnfamiliar Author:Ralph Keyes
“When I was setting out to be an artist, I said: If I can just produce one work that some people think is good, if I can become an obscure cult artist, that's all I want. Well, I attained that. I'm an obscure cult artist, and I think now, Why didn't I say I want to be another Picasso or something? What other options were open to me? But I was convinced I couldn't achieve great things because I don't have a steady-state mind.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantMindWellsSaidI CanStatesArtistAchieveProduceConvincedSettingGreat ThingsSettingsSteadyObscureCult Author:Jim Woodring
“Entheogens are not to be lightly trifled with... However, if taken with the right attitude and in the proper setting, psychoactive drugs may produce religious experiences. ...it is far less clear that they can produce religious lives.” IfsMayReligiousAttitudeTakenClearProduceDrugSettingSettingsReligious ExperienceReligious LifePsychoactive Drugs Author:Huston Smith