"I am interested in Icons, not just religious works but also contemporary icons. I also like the way the Pop movement of the 60s took subjects from consumer products and people - soup cans, comic books, film stars - and elevated them through art, just like in traditional iconography."

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Source : Source: louderthanwar.com

Horace Panter

#Religious Quotes #Art Quotes #Stars Quotes

“Scientific men can hardly escape the charge of ignorance with regard to the precise effect of the impact of modern science upon the mode of living of the people and upon their civilisation.”
“I always felt sorry for the sidekick as a kid. They never got their due and it left a very bad taste in the mouth - they are defined by a subordinate relationship to someone else. I always felt like a bit of sidekick when I was a kid and it didn't feel fair.”
“See, the â€˜small stuffâ€™ is what makes up the larger picture of our lives. Many people are like you, young man. But their perspective is distorted. They ignore â€˜small stuff,â€™ claiming to have an eye on the bigger picture, never understanding that the bigger picture is composed of nothing more than-are you ready?- â€˜small stuffâ€™.”
“My mom, God rest her soul - she liked nicknames. In the womb she named me Skip. There was another black guy in Piedmont, W.Va., and his name was Skip. They called him Big Skip, and I was Little Skip.”
“I was making a film [Dream of Life] about Patti [Smith], but I was taking pictures, too.”
“When people say this isn't the America they grew up in, they're right. Nobody gets to grow old in the America they grew up in.”

Source : "What the Tea Party Really Wants". Interview with David Brooks, opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. September 1, 2010.
“The mystery was gone but the amazement was just starting.”
“We must build our faith not on fading lights but on the Light that never fails. When 'important' individuals go away we are sad, until we see that they are meant to go, so that only one thing is left for us to do--to look into the face of God for ourselves.”

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