“One could go on for ever as to whether the paint should be thick or thin, whether to paint the woman or the square, hard-edge or soft, but after a while such questions become a bore. They are merely problems in aesthetics, having only to do with the outer man.” MenShouldHardProblemGoes OnPaintEdgesSquaresThickBoresAesthetics Book:Lee Krasner Source: Lee Krasner
“I recommend that you should work actively... and study the artistic structures of Rubens, Rembrandt, Titian, Watteau, Poussin, and other painters, even Chardin, where he is an artist. Study very closely their dabbing manner of execution and try to copy a small piece of canvas, just one square inch.” ShouldTryingArtistStudyPiecesMastersStructurePainterArtisticJust OneCopiesSquaresInchesExecutionCanvasSmall PiecesRubens Author:Kazimir Malevich
“We are already engaged in World War III. It is a war against nature, and it is simply no contest. As a result, the threat from the skies is no longer missiles but ozone-layer depletion and global warming. Leaders who assert they will not concede one square meter of national territory to an invader should think of the hundreds of square kilometers of topsoil eroded from their countries each year.” ThinkingWorldShouldYearsWarCountryResultsLeaderSkyLandThreatWar Of The WorldsEngagedGlobal WarmingTerritorySquaresWorld War IiLayersWorld War IContestsMissilesMeterInvadersOzoneOzone LayerTopsoil Author:Norman Myers