Sunday, December 6, 2009

Quotes

"I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process." Vincent Van Gogh

"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." Vincent Van Gogh

"Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again." Vincent Van Gogh

"The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds"
Theo Jansen

“Direct address has been a consistent tactic in my work, regardless of the medium that I'm working in.” Barbara Kruger



“Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans.”
Barbara Kruger

"I want people to be drawn into the space of the work. And a lot of people are like me in that they have relatively short attention spans. So I shoot for the window of opportunity."
Barbara Kruger



"I'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle."
Barbara Kruger

"Love the moment and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries."
Corita Kent

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Love and Light

If love were to be represented as a color, what color would it be? If love were to be shown as a point of light, how bright would it shine? Would it look focused or unfocused? Would it flash? And if so, how fast? Just as mankind has tried since the invention of writing and language to put into words what love is, it is equally difficult to translate love into color or light. Love is deeply personal and can be expressed in an infinite number of ways. Love is elusive.