All great art is revolutionary because it touches upon the reality of man and questions the reality of the various transitory forms of human society.
Interpretation
Great art challenges societal norms and reflects deeper truths about humanity.
In this quote, Eric Hoffer emphasizes that the essence of great art lies in its ability to provoke thought and reflection on the human condition. Art is not merely a reflection of society; it possesses the power to question and criticize the fleeting constructs of human civilization, thereby encouraging a deeper understanding of ourselves and our world.
In practice
In an art critique discussing the transformative power of modernist works.
Language was invented to ask questions. Answers may be given by grunts and gestures, but questions must be spoken. Humanness came of age when man asked the first question. Social stagnation results not from a lack of answers but from the absence of the impulse to ask questions.
Faith in humanity, in posterity, in the destiny of one's religion, nation, race, party or family-what is it but the visualization of that eternal something to which we attach the self that is about to be annihilated?
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.
Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about.
Perhaps a modern society can remain stable only by eliminating adolescence, by giving its young, from the age of ten, the skills, responsibilities, and rewards of grownups, and opportunities for action in all spheres of life. Adolescence should be a time of useful action, while book learning and scholarship should be a preoccupation of adults.
Mike Forsberg's images give us bright openings onto a world. . . . Here on the Great Plains both people and trees and everything else are in some way shaped by wind and weather. This book, too, has been shaped by where it comes from, and that's just a part of its beauty.
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
My work is not about "form follows function," but "form follows beauty" or, even better, "form follows feminine."
My own physicality, not an abstract idea, makes me a choreographer.
Theatre is a game of hide-and-seek. For both the hiders and the seekers, the thrill is in the discovery. When the rules of the game are too vague or too complicated, however, the audience can lose its urge to play; the prize no longer seems quite worth the hunt.
One thing about 'Star Wars' that I'm really proud of is that it expands the imagination. That's why I like the 'Star Wars' toys.
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