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[Optima] · member Member # Joined: 08 May 2000 Posts: 58

I am looking for words of wisdom about art and design. Popular saying that people have said, or phrases that really get to you when you read them. I need this for a design assignment.

If there are any websites out there that provide words of wisdom can you please post them for me?

Please help.

Thanks

jome · Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2002 11:19 am

Here's one:

"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture." (Frank Zappa)

Ben Barker · Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2002 3:26 pm

What's that Walt Disney quote about needing animators to make movies? I thought someone had it in their sig...

balistic · Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2002 3:57 pm

Its not specifically about art, and its got profanity:

"It's pretty common for pussies, dumbasses, and their families to blame their problems on vague influences like the media and society. The truth is, fuck you." - Seanbaby

The only quotes I really collect are usually on the topics of censorship and freedom . . . issues that, while not pivotal to every artist, will manifest in things that happen to just about any creative person at some point.

Rat · Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2002 4:42 pm

This one doesn't apply directly to art, but... It's been up on the section of the chalkboard called "weekly words of wisdom" for a few months now:

"Wise people use the bricks people throw at them."

Tinusch · Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2002 7:27 pm

Someone posted a Stan Lee quote once, it was something like "You have to learn the rules before you can break them."

Tinusch · Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2002 7:28 pm

Hey, you said Words of Windows, what does that mean

Biseor · member Member # Joined: 10 Nov 2001 Posts: 62 Location: US

quote:
Originally posted by jome:
Here's one:

"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture." (Frank Zappa)

Here's another one:

"When it comes to free speech, Jome is the love child of both Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin."

Rat · Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2002 8:27 pm

How 'bout this:

"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."
-Jack London

I'll try to find the site I found it on.

[ March 07, 2002: Message edited by: Rat ]

jome · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2002 12:39 am

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_art.html

Good site, this one.

[Optima] · member Member # Joined: 08 May 2000 Posts: 58

Jome thank you!

Keep them coming people, I know u have them..

Pat · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2002 3:09 am

"A painter who has the feel of breasts and buttocks is saved." - August Renoir

-Pat

Hunago · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2002 4:51 am

That's a good one, Pat

Optima: Have you read Andrew Loomis's figure sketching book? I just found it recently and think the opening & closing words very inspirational. See if you could find that book.

Rat · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2002 7:38 am

Here's a pretty good site for quotes. It's sorted by author, not genre though.

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes.php3