"Space expands or contracts in the tensions and functions through which it exists. Space is not a static, inert thing. Space is alive; space is dynamic; space is imbued with movement expressed by forces and counterforces; space vibrates and resounds with color, light and form in the rhythm of life."

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Source : Hans Hofmann, Sara T. Weeks, Bartlett H. Hayes (1967). “Search for the Real: And Other Essays”, p.66, MIT Press

Hans Hofmann

#Space Quotes #Light Quotes #Color Quotes

“Having a life is easy. Having a career is hard to come by.”
“Keep this point clear: central to discovering an experience's perceptual meaning is a recognition of its identity and its individuality.”
“I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side.”
“Probably no man ever had a friend that he did not dislike a little.”
“The fact is that you could not be, and still cannot be, a 25-year-old homosexual trying to make it in the British film business or the American film business or even the Italian film business. It just doesn't work and you're going to hit a brick wall at some point.”
“Why should you take by force that from us that which you can have by Love? Why should you destroy us, who have provided you with food What can you get by war?”

Source : Address to Captain John Smith, delivered in 1609
“I mean I'm not smarter than the market, but I can recognize a good tape and a bad tape. I recognize when it's right and when it's wrong and that's what my strength is.”
“It's important not to overstate the benefits of ideas. Quite frankly, I know it's kind of a romantic notion that you're just going to have this one brilliant idea and then everything is going to be great. But the fact is that coming up with an idea is the least important part of creating something great. It has to be the right idea and have good taste, but the execution and delivery are what's key.”

Source : "Secrets of a Nimble Giant". Interview with Jemima Kiss, www.theguardian.com. June 17, 2009.

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