Distortion came first from the fauves, who, in turn, were under the strong influence of primitive art. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes art distortion fauve
I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste. Marcel Duchamp avoidconformcontradict Change image and share on social
I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position. Marcel Duchamp artbeautychess Change image and share on social
If only America would realize that the art of Europe is finished - dead - and that America is the country of the art of the future, instead of trying to base everything she does on European traditions! Marcel Duchamp americaartbase share on social
The English language started out as a distortion in my life, but nothing remains the same, and so the distortion is now just normal. That is one of the things that will happen to all distortions: They become normal and turn into something else. Jamaica Kincaid distortionenglishhappen share on social
What I look for when I see a piece of art for the first time is some kind of emotional, intellectual experience, that's a combination of both of those things and is informed by my knowledge and something new that I see the artist doing. Cheech Marin artartistcombination share on social
Painter after painter, since the beginning of the century, has tended toward abstraction. First, the Impressionists simplified the landscape in terms of color, and then the Fauves simplified it again by adding distortion, which, for some reason, is a characteristic of our century. Marcel Duchamp abstractionaddbegin share on social