Throughout the time in which I am working on a canvas I can feel how I am beginning to love it, with that love which is born of slow comprehension.
Joan MiroRead
More important than a work of art itself is what it will sow. Art can die, a painting can disappear. What counts is the seed.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The true value of art lies in its impact and the ideas it inspires, rather than the artwork itself.
Joan Miro emphasizes that the significance of art extends beyond its physical presence; it is the ideas, emotions, and inspirations that art can sow in the minds and hearts of people that truly matter. Art, regardless of its permanence, serves a purpose by planting seeds of thought and creativity, which can flourish long after the actual artwork has vanished.
Themes
ArtImpactIdeasInspirationCreativity
In practice
Example use cases
During a presentation on the importance of art in society.
More from Joan Miro
All quotes βWhen I stand before a canvas, I never know what I'll do, and I am the first one surprised at what comes out.
Joan MiroRead
The painting rises from the brushstrokes as a poem rises from the words. The meaning comes later.
Joan MiroRead
I feel the need of attaining the maximum of intensity with the minimum of means. It is this which has led me to give my painting a character of even greater bareness.
Joan MiroRead
Little by little, I've reached the stage of using only a small number of forms and colors. It's not the first time that painting has been done with a very narrow range of colors. The frescoes of the tenth century are painted like this. For me, they are magnificent things.
Joan MiroRead
A simple line painted with the brush can lead to freedom and happiness.
Joan MiroRead
Similar quotes
Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out.
Gian Carlo MenottiRead
Fiction is to the grown man what play is to the child; it is there that he changes the atmosphere and tenor of his life.
Robert Louis StevensonRead
It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics.
Roger EbertRead
Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work _x000D_ is new, complex, and vital.
Oscar WildeRead
We were just amazed we were putting out a record. We were, and are, still learning. But we've never cared much for professionalism as long as the energy was there. Like our live shows: We're out of tune and use a lot of feedback. That's not on purpose or because we don't care, we're just musically and rhythmically retarded and we play so hard that we can't tune our guitars fast enough.
Kurt CobainRead
Rock'n'roll is an attitude, it's not a musical form of a strict sort. It's way of doing things, of approaching things. Writing can be rock'n'roll, or a movie can be rock'n'roll. It's a way of living your life.
Lester BangsRead