Author of quotes: Auguste Rodin



Unfortunately, nowadays many people despise and hate their jobs. But the world will be happy only when every person has the soul of an artist, in other words, when everyone finds joy in their work.
№ 462734   Added MegaMozg 09-02-2024 / 03:51
All great masters study space. It is in knowing the volume that their strength lies. Remember one thing: there are no lines, only volumes. And when you draw, never think about the contours, but only worry about the relief. After all, it is the relief that rules the contour.
№ 458793   Added Viker 05-12-2023 / 12:15
In fact, there is no beautiful style, no beautiful lines, no beautiful colors, the only beauty is the truth that becomes visible.
№ 242567   Added MegaMozg 17-01-2017 / 17:28
I take a block of marble and cut off from it all superfluous.
Quote Explanation: The response of the great French sculptor Auguste Rodin to a question from his disciples, in what, actually, is the art of the sculptor. Perhaps Rodin was just repeating the words of one of the ancient sculptors, as similar expressions occur in Dionysius the Areopagite and Michelangelo. So, the famous phrase of Michelangelo: "I mean by sculpture the art that is in the power of subtraction".
№ 225971   Added MegaMozg 16-01-2017 / 14:07
The world will be happy only when every person is the soul of the artist, when everyone will find joy in his work.
№ 58909   Added MegaMozg 03-01-2017 / 14:02
Art begins where there is an internal precision.
№ 14341   Added MegaMozg 01-01-2017 / 14:26