"When an artist explains what he is doing, he usually has to do one of two things: either scrap what he has explained, or make his work fit in with the explanation."

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Source : Alexander Calder, A. S. C. Rower, Ugo Mulas, Pier Giovanni Castagnoli, Palazzo delle esposizioni (Rome, Italy) (2009). “Calder: Sculptor of Air”, 24 Ore Cultura

Alexander Calder

#Artist Quotes #Two Quotes #Fit Quotes

“I'm part of nobody's world except Brezhnev's.”
“Real economic stimulus comes from real investment.”
“No one is going to hear what she says whether she speaks or not. Simply she could close her eyes and never speak again. She could suck all of the air in this room-every dust mote, every atom-into her body and hide it inside herâ€¦”

Source : Laura Kasischke (2002). “The Life Before Her Eyes”, p.17, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“but their eyes were as cold blue glass buttons.”
“The good pleasure of God is an act of the divine will freely and effectively determining all things.”

Source : William Ames (1968). “The marrow of theology”
“I worked with Roger Moore on three episodes of The Saint. He is a lovely man, a good director, and was my favourite actor to work with.”
“No other content company has Sony's intuitive grasp of technology and no other company has Sony's intimate understanding of the demands of content.”
“Ballet really taught me so much about the power of movement.”

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