I'd like to write the way Matisse paints. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes matisse paint write
There are things I take sides about, like capital punishment, which it seems to me there is only one side about: it is evil. But there are two or three sides to sexual harassment, and the moment you get into particular cases, there is injustice in every conceivable direction. It's a mess. A. S. Byatt capitalcaseconceivable share on social
In our world of sleek flesh and collagen, Botox and liposuction, what we most fear is the dissolution of the body-mind, the death of the brain. A. S. Byatt bodybotoxbrain Change image and share on social
In my mind's eye, Shakespeare is a huge, hot sea-beast, with fire in his veins and ice on his claws and inscrutable eyes, who looks like an inchoate hump under the encrustations of live barnacle-commentaries, limpets and trailing weeds. A. S. Byatt barnaclebeastclaw share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social
Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process. Bruce Babbitt agoamericancongratulate Change image and share on social
Simplicity can have a negative impact when it's the crude reduction of nuances beyond appreciation: a Matisse presented as a 16-color GIF. Matt Mullenweg appreciationcolorcrude Change image and share on social