Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

beauty-purpose-creation-reward-appearance-often-late-day-indication-disrupted

Beauty is not the purpose of creation, it is its reward. Its appearance, often late in the day, is no more than an indication that the disrupted equilibrium between man and nature has once again been restored by art. Submitted to this test, what remains of contemporary works of art?

Brassai's Popular Quotes

... we photographers are nothing but a pack of crooks, thieves and voyeurs. We are to be found everywhere we are not wanted; we betray secrets that w…

- Brassai

For me the criterion of a good photograph is that it is unforgettable.

- Brassai

To me photography must suggest, not insist or explain.

- Brassai

The surrealism of my pictures was nothing but the real made eerie by vision. I was trying to express reality, for there is nothing more surrealist.

- Brassai

To keep from going stale you must forget your professional outlook and rediscover the virginal eye of the amateur.

- Brassai

I think education and intelligence (are) important, but not art. Not artistic education.

- Brassai

A poor photographer meets chance one out of a hundred times and a good photographer meets chance all the time.

- Brassai

The purpose of art is to raise people to a higher level of awareness than they would otherwise attain on their own.

- Brassai

After twenty years you can begin to be sure of what camera will do.

- Brassai