To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.
“To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.”
— Robert Schumann · Art
The World Motivation
To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.
“To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.”
— Robert Schumann · Art
To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.
Thus it is ever in life. The aims we once pursued no longer satisfy us; we aim, we strive, we aspire, until sight fails, and mind and body find rest in the grave.
I am so fresh in soul and spirit that life gushes and bubbles around me in a thousand springs.
I was a God-fearing child, innocent and physically attractive.
The poet sees better than other mortals. I do not see things as they are, but according to my own subjective impression, and this makes life easier and simpler.
Art is maybe a subversive activity. There is a certain rebellion when you are an artist at heart, even if only in the art of living.
Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.
Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning.
I paint; I draw and paint - I've been doing that since I was in third grade, drawing realistically and then changing to abstract art. That was my first creative thing before guitar or comedy.
Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life.