2. SURREALISM, n. Psychic automatism in its pure state, by
which one proposes to express—verbally, by means of the
written word, or in any other manner—the actual
functioning of thought. Dictated by thought, in the
absence of any control exercised by reason, exempt from
any aesthetic or moral concern.
4. I have always been amazed at
the way an ordinary observer
lends so much more credence
and attaches so much more
importance to waking events
than to those occurring in
dreams... Man... is above all
the plaything of his memory.
Andre Breton
20. For me an object is
something living.
This cigarette or this
box of matches
contains a secret life
much more intense
than that of certain
human beings.
Joan Miro
58. "Photography is not an art. Neither
is painting, nor sculpture,
literature or music. They are only
different media for the individual
to express his aesthetic feelings…
You do not have to be a painter or
a sculptor to be an artist. You may
be a shoemaker. You may be
creative as such. And, if so, you are
a greater artist than the majority
of the painters whose work is
shown in the art galleries of
today."
Alfred Stieglitz
68. “It doesn’t matter
what you do [in art
school]. I’m going to
become a great
painter and you’re just
going to end up
teaching art in some
girl’s school.”
Eugene Speicher
69. “I feel there is
something
unexplored about
woman that only a
woman can
explore.”
Georgia O’Keeffe
96. “July 13, 1954 was the
most tragic day of my
life. I had lost my
beloved Frida forever. To
late now I realized that
the most wonderful part
of my life had been my
love for Frida.”
Diego Rivera
