Colors in painting are as allurements for persuading the eyes, as the sweetness of meter is in poetry.
Interpretation
Colors in art attract the viewer's attention, just as rhythm enchants readers in poetry.
This quote by Nicolas Poussin emphasizes the importance of colors in painting, suggesting that they serve to captivate and engage the viewer's eyes, akin to how the rhythm and meter in poetry draws in the reader. Poussin parallels these art forms, highlighting that both visual and verbal elements play a crucial role in the overall experience and appreciation of art.
In practice
A presenter discussing the influence of color in art history might use this quote to emphasize its significance.
I've learned that the movies [Star Wars] will never finally end. It just goes on and on and on and on. I mean, it's going to be in 3D, then it's going to be smellivision, then it's going to be a ride in an amusement park, then they'll come to your house and perform it with puppets on your lawn ... it'll never end! I accepted that a long time ago.
Making pictures is a very simple act. There is no great secret in photography...schools are a bunch of crap. You just need practice and application of what you've learned. My absolute conviction is that if you are working reasonably well the only important thing is to keep shooting...it doesn't matter whether you are making money or not. Keep working, because as you go through the process of working things begin to happen.
Choreography is writing on your feet.
Artistic imagination must remain free. It is by definition free from any fidelity to circumstances, especially to the intoxicating circumstances of history.
What I capture in spite of myself interests me more than my own ideas.
A scientist can pretend that his work isn't himself, it's merely the impersonal truth. An artist can't hide behind the truth. He can't hide anywhere.
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