"It is not logical for art to be logical. Art goes against the grain of the times as readily as it goes with it and at the very same moment. Instead of seeking the nearest exit, art responds to a new situation by uncovering a labyrinth of problems."

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Source : "Art and Other Serious Matters". Book by Harold Rosenberg. Chapter: "Movement in Art", p. 14, 1985.

Harold Rosenberg

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“I'm always making Butcher Holler sound like the most backward part of the United States-and I think maybe it is.”
“When we play a game, we tackle tough challenges with more creativity, more determination, more optimism, and we're more likely to reach out to others for help.”
“Terrorists are not 100 feet tall. Nor do they deserve the abject fear they seek to instill.”
“I can't spend a lot of time worrying about the numbers at home. I've got to focus on the mission.”
“I realize that as quick as you go up, you can really come down that quick. And we've seen it happen with others.”
“My images were surreal simply in the sense that my vision brought out the fantastic dimension of reality. My only aim was to express reality, for there is nothing more surreal than reality itself. If reality fails to fill us with wonder, it is because we have fallen into the habit of seeing it as ordinary.”
“Fiction wouldn't be much fun without its fair share of scoundrels, and they have to live somewhere.”
“Beauty in art is truth bathed in an impression received from nature. I am struck upon seeing a certain place. While I strive for conscientious imitation, I yet never for an instant lose the emotion that has taken hold of me.”

Source : From Corot's 'Notebooks', 1856. "Artists on Art, from the 14 to 20 Centuries". Book by Robert Goldwater and Marco Treves, p. 241, 1972.

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