Giacomo Balla quotes

“We shall find the abstract equivalent for all forms & elements in the universe, then we shall combine them in sculptural constructions according to the mood of our inspiration.”
-- Giacomo Balla

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“And we must invent dynamic designs to go with them and express them in equally dynamic shapes: triangles, cones, spirals, ellipses, circles, etc.”
-- Giacomo Balla

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“Indeed, all things move, all things run, all things are rapidly changing. A profile is never motionless before our eyes, but it constantly appears and disappears. On account of the persistency of an image upon the retina, moving objects constantly multiply themselves; their form changes like rapid vibrations, in their mad career. Thus a running horse has not four legs, but twenty, and their movements are triangular.”
-- Giacomo Balla

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“They did not want anything to do with me in Paris and they were right: they have gone much further than I, but I will work and I too will progress.”
-- Giacomo Balla

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“And we [The Futurist artists] must invent dynamic designs to go with them and express them in equally dynamic shapes: triangles, cones, spirals, ellipses, circles, etc.”
-- Giacomo Balla

Source : "Futurism" edited by Didier Ottinger; Centre Pompidou, 5 Continents Editions, Milan, (p. 148), 2008.

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“Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.”

Source : A. J. Jacobs (2008). “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible”, p.275, Simon and Schuster

“More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.”

“There is a beautiful and life-enhancing alternative outlook that offers insight, consolation, inspiration and meaning, which has nothing to do with religion, and everything to do with the best, most generous, most sympathetic understanding of human reality.”

“Someone once asked me... whether I waited for inspiration. My answer was: "Every day!"”

Source : Aaron Copland (2011). “What to Listen For in Music”, p.27, Penguin

“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.”

Source : Joyce Brothers (1985). “How to get whatever you want out of life”

“Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would not cure the bite”

“There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.”

Source : "Aaron Johnson Talks SAVAGES and KICK-ASS 2; Says Filming Begins This Fall and It'll Be Rated R". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 5, 2012.

“I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.”

“My painting occurs when I think of two disparate elements.”

“The sense of motion in painting and sculpture has long been considered as one of the primary elements of the composition.”

Source : "Statement from Modern Painting and Sculpture". August, 1933.