critical quotes Flashcards
(24 cards)
Long quote on human and nature meeting
It is where my human characteristics meet the natural forces and patterns of the world, and that is really the kind of subject of my work’
LONG
rhinocerous
‘probably no animal picture has exerted such a profound influence on the arts’
Kenneth Clarke
long quote about stone measturements and walking
‘each stone represents a kind of measurement of Britain in relation to the speed of my walking and route.
Long quote on history of stones
‘I like the idea that stones are what the world is made of.’
stones and the theory of relativity- long
‘my stones are like sub-atomic particles in the space of the world’ Long
flowers in a vase
‘The finest Flower-painter who ever existed’
Colonel H.M. Grant (Monograph, 1956).
how did van gogh describe the shade of the cyprus tree
‘somber green’
what did van gogh say about cypresses and olive trees
He called cypresses and olive trees “characteristic of Provence”, and wanted to paint “Impressions of Provence”
what did van gogh say about the mistral to his brother
van Gogh became increasingly sensitive to the wind, complaining bitterly to his brother about “a devil of a Mistral,” a wind that “doesn’t cheer me up.”
what did a scientific article say about the effects of the winds in the area (a wheatfeild with cypresses)
According to one scientific article, the Mistral was responsible for giving the people of Provence “their sudden passions, their sudden fits of anger, and their sudden returns to listlessness and languor.”
critical quote on how van gogh used individual brushstrokes
‘to convey his own excitement’ Gombrich
what did turner say about the sun
‘sun is god’
how did constable describe turners works
‘painted with tinted steam’ - john constable
itical quote on the positive perception of norham castle despite its seemingly unfinished states
observers were now educated enough to…
“appreciate what are called impressionist pictures.”
-Sir Charles Holroyd, the Keeper of the Tate
critical quote rain steam and speed
W.M. Thackeray:
“dabs of dirty putty”
“thick, smeary lumps of yellow.”
quotes from Van Gogh on wheatfeild, with cypresses
described green of cyprus tree as a ‘somber green’
cared for depicting then ‘inner character’ of the landscape, didnt care for ‘stereoscopic reality’
He called cypresses and olive trees “characteristic of Provence”, and wanted to paint “Impressions of Provence”
As his mental health declined, van Gogh became increasingly sensitive to the wind, complaining bitterly to his brother about “a devil of a Mistral,” a wind that “doesn’t cheer me up.”
mistral wind, scientific article
According to one scientific article, the Mistral was responsible for giving the people of Provence “their sudden passions, their sudden fits of anger, and their sudden returns to listlessness and languor.”
wheatfeild with cyprusses, brushstrokes
used individual brushstrokes ‘to convey his own excitement’
Gombrich
ai wei wei sunflower seeds- quote on value of the individual
“Modern Chinese cultural history is one that scorns the value of the individual; it is a history of suppressing humanity and spirituality”
sunflower seeds quote on work relating to mass production
my work very much relates to this blind production of things
borgeouis quote on being from a family of repairers
I came from a family of repairers. The spider is a repairer. If you bash into the web of a spider, she doesn’t get mad. She weaves and repairs it.’ 1998 interview.
maman, medea quote
‘In Maman, motherhood assumes a potentially ferocious guise; the figure of Medea is not far away.’
Vincent honorè
maman- sexual suggestiveness
LB, 1974 ‘There has always been sexual suggestiveness in my work. Sometimes I am totally concerned with female shapes – clusters of breasts like clouds
burgeious quote on marble
‘marble is the sugar of stones’
