Adolph Gottlieb famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I was given a small camera as a wedding gift from a very dear friend. My first pictures were taken on my honeymoon. As soon as I became familiar with the camera, I was intrigued with the possibilities of expression it offered. It was like a discovery for me.
Somewhere in my head, a private conviction exists that 'Search is the Process' and 'Discovery the Art Form.
The loss of illusions and the discovery of identity, though painful at first, can be ultimately exhilarating and strengthening.
The discovery of dance has changed my life in unimaginable ways.
We must surrender ourselves so utterly that we can never own ourselves again. We must hand over self and all its rights in an eternal covenant, and give God the absolute right to own us, control us and possess us forever.
I don't recall having any self-awareness about the intricacy of my stories.
I'm addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there's so damn much about myself to improve.
When I make a photograph I want it to be an altogether new object, complete and self-contained, whose basic condition is order (unlike the world of events and actions whose permanent condition is change and disorder).
I knew that I must paint not what I saw, but only what was in me, in my soul.
I always start a painting with the sky.

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