David Levinthal quotes

“Toys are intriguing, and I want to see what I can do with them. On a deeper level, they represent one way that society socializes its young”
-- David Levinthal

Source : David Levinthal, Charles Stainback, Richard Woodward, International Center of Photography (1997). “David Levinthal, work from 1975-1996”, Distributed Art Pub Inc

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“Ever since I began working with toys, I have been intrigued with the idea that these seemingly benign objects could take on such incredible power and personality simply by the way they were photographed. I began to realize that by carefully selecting the depth of field and making it narrow, I could create a sense of movement and reality that was in fact not there”
-- David Levinthal

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“I began to realize that by carefully selecting the depth of field and making it narrow, I could create a sense of movement and reality that was in fact not there.”
-- David Levinthal

#Reality Quotes #Depth Quotes #Movement Quotes

“To justify God's ways to man.”

“I'm not an athiest. How can you not believe in something that doesn't exist? That's way too convoluted for me.”

“To a child, often the box a toy came in is more appealing than the toy itself.”

“PHONOGRAPH, n. An irritating toy that restores life to dead noises.”

“Sin then is not a toy with which to play but a terror to be shunned.”

“No toys in the fish tank”

Source : Karen Hesse, Cynthia Rylant, Cynthia Lord, Ann M. Martin (2013). “Scholastic Newbery Collection”, p.555, Scholastic Inc.

“I know I'm capable of greatness, and I'm expecting to reach that level.”

“The job of a storyteller is to speak the truth. But what we feel most deeply can’t be spoken in words alone. At this level, only images connect. And here, story becomes symbol; symbol is myth. And myth is truth.”

“I think I've reduced the amount of blood in my caffeine system to an acceptable level.”

Source : Alastair Reynolds (2002). “Revelation Space”, p.30, Penguin

“After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved science and art tend to coalesce in aesthetics, plasticity, and form. The greatest scientists are artists as well.”