An art which isn't based on feeling isn't an art at all... feeling is the principle, the beginning and the end; craft, objective, technique - all these are in the middle.
Paul CezanneRead
I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature.
Interpretation
Cezanne expresses his feelings of inadequacy in capturing the vibrant colors of nature in his art.
In this quote, Paul Cezanne reflects on his perception of nature's rich and vibrant colors, which he feels he is unable to fully convey in his artwork. It speaks to the struggle that artists often face in trying to replicate the beauty of the world around them, highlighting a sense of humility and acknowledgment of the complexities of nature's aesthetic.
In practice
In a discussion about the challenges of capturing nature in art, refer to this quote to express the difficulty artists face.
An art which isn't based on feeling isn't an art at all... feeling is the principle, the beginning and the end; craft, objective, technique - all these are in the middle.
Taste is the best judge. It is rare. Art only addresses itself to an excessively small number of individuals.
Monet is only an eye, but my God, what an eye!
If I were called upon to define briefly the word Art, I should call it the reproduction of what the senses preceive in nature, seen through the veil of the soul.
The landscape thinks itself in me and I am its consciousness.
Pure drawing is an abstraction. Drawing and colour are not distinct, everything in nature is coloured.
What makes a good book? Scholars and critics have been debating that question for decades. I like books that touch my head and my heart at the same time.
If you want to be an actor, you must have total, ruthless commitment to your art. Don't be ambitious for fame or TV or movies. Art is a jealous mistress and will brook no competitors. Study all the time. Never stop reading. Never stop learning speeches. It will fill you up - define and refine you.
I am not an actress. I can only play me - on and off the screen.
In documentary filmmaking, there's a tradition of telling stories about victims. We often do that from a very patronizing place, but mostly we do it from a very selfish place, to reassure ourselves that our lives are in sympathy and solidarity with the victims.
Actors in any capacity, artists of any stripe, are inspired by their curiosity, by their desire to explore all quarters of life, in light and in dark, and reflect what they find in their work. Artists instinctively want to reflect humanity, their own and each other's, in all its intermittent virtue and vitality, frailty and fallibility.
I think the first little jolt I got was reading Gerard Manley Hopkins - I liked other poems... but Hopkins was kind of electric for me - he changed the rules with speech, and the whole intensity of the language was there and so on.
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