When I speak of the aspiration towards the beautiful, of the ideal as the ultimate aim of art, which grows from a yearning for that ideal, I am not for a moment suggesting that art should shun the 'dirt' of the world. On the contrary! the artistic image is always a metonym, where one thing is substituted for another, the smaller for the greater. To tell of what is living, the artist uses something dead; to speak of the infinite, he shows the finite. Substitution... the infinite cannot be made into matter, but it is possible to create an illusion of the infinite: the image.
Never try to convey your idea to the audience - it is a thankless and senseless task. Show them life, and they'll find within themselves the means to… - Andrei Tarkovsky
Never try to convey your idea to the audience - it is a thankless and senseless task. Show them life, and they'll find within themselves the means to…
- Andrei Tarkovsky
Weakness is a great thing, and strength is nothing. When a man is just born, he is weak and flexible. When he dies, he is hard and insensitive. When … - Andrei Tarkovsky
Weakness is a great thing, and strength is nothing. When a man is just born, he is weak and flexible. When he dies, he is hard and insensitive. When …
An artist cannot be partially sincere any more than art can be an approximation of beauty. - Andrei Tarkovsky
An artist cannot be partially sincere any more than art can be an approximation of beauty.
Being silent for a while is good. Words can't really express a person's emotions. - Andrei Tarkovsky
Being silent for a while is good. Words can't really express a person's emotions.
Where am I when I'm not in reality or in my imagination? - Andrei Tarkovsky
Where am I when I'm not in reality or in my imagination?
Art would be useless if the world were perfect. - Andrei Tarkovsky
Art would be useless if the world were perfect.
Unspoken feelings are unforgettable. - Andrei Tarkovsky
Unspoken feelings are unforgettable.
I think a person needs to learn from childhood to find himself alone. It means to not be bored when you’re by yourself, because a person who finds hi… - Andrei Tarkovsky
I think a person needs to learn from childhood to find himself alone. It means to not be bored when you’re by yourself, because a person who finds hi…
We have forgotten to observe. Instead of observing, we do things according to patterns. - Andrei Tarkovsky
We have forgotten to observe. Instead of observing, we do things according to patterns.
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