"Height, width, and depth are the three phenomena which I must transfer into one plane to form the abstract surface of the picture, and thus to protect myself from the infinity of space."

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Source : Max Beckmann, Barbara Copeland Buenger (1997). “Self-Portrait in Words: Collected Writings and Statements, 1903-1950”, p.302, University of Chicago Press

Max Beckmann

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“Contemporary art and manga - what is the same about them? Nothing, right? The manga industry has a lot of talented people, but contemporary art works on more of a solitary model. No one embarks on collaboration in contemporary art in order to make money. But in the manga world, everyone is invested in collaboration. The most important point is that the manga industry constantly encourages new creations and creators.”

Source : Interview with Alison Gingeras, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 15, 2010.
“Boldness in itself is genius.”
“I was born with the courage to live. Only those are unwise who have never dared to be fools.”

Source : Elsie De Wolfe (1935). “After all”
“Cynicism is humor in ill health.”
“I created jobs and saved the taxpayers money on every road I built.”
“I suppose I'm trying to build an architecture that's as timeless as possible, although we're all creatures of our age.”

Source : "David Chipperfield Talks Architecture and Luxury". Interview with Jonathan Glancey, www.architecturaldigest.com. January 31, 2013.
“I feel like whenever you dress for someone else you probably won't be as comfortable, because that's not what you genuinely want to wear.”

Source : "Bethany Mota: Confidence Is All That Matters" by Chanel Parks, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 29, 2014.
“Usually halfway through a book I have a serious depression, so I go on safari on my ranch in South Africa, or fishing off my island in the Seychelles. When I come back and re-read it, I think: 'What was all that about, Smith? It's fine, just get on with it.'”

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