Abstract painting seeks to be a pure pictorial language, and thus attempts to escape the essential impurity of all languages: the recourse to signs or forms that have meanings shared by everyone. Octavio Paz abstractattemptescape Change image and share on social
Any reflection about poetry should begin, or end, with this question: who and how many read poetry books? Octavio Paz beginbookend Change image and share on social
If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time. Octavio Paz coupleexcellenceforce share on social
The truth is that the history of Mexico is a history in the image of its geography: abrupt and tortuous. Each historical period is like a plateau surrounded by tall mountains and separated from the other plateaus by precipices and divides. Octavio Paz abruptdividegeography share on social
To us, the value of a work lies in its newness: the invention of new forms, or a novel combination of old forms, the discovery of unknown worlds or the exploration of unfamiliar areas in worlds already discovered - revelations, surprises. Octavio Paz areacombinationdiscover share on social
Self-discovery is above all the realization that we are alone: it is the opening of an impalpable, transparent wall - that of our consciousness - between the world and ourselves. Octavio Paz consciousnessdiscoveryimpalpable Change image and share on social
In order for sensation to accede to the objectivity of things, it must itself be changed into a thing. The agent of change is language: the sensations are turned into verbal objects. Octavio Paz accedeagentchange Change image and share on social
Poetry is the experience of liberty. The poet risks himself, chances all on the poem's all with each verse he writes. Octavio Paz chanceexperienceliberty Change image and share on social
Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone. Octavio Paz conditionfacthuman Change image and share on social
What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism. Octavio Paz ageartcriticism Change image and share on social
