Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring. There is no greater experience in a studio than to witness the expression of a sensitive face under the mysterious power of inspiration. To see it animated from inside, and turning into poetry.
Interpretation
The human face is a unique and endlessly fascinating subject for artistic exploration.
This quote emphasizes the extraordinary depth and richness of the human face as a canvas for expression and emotion. It suggests that the nuances and subtleties of facial expressions can inspire profound artistic experiences, creating a connection between the artist and the subject that transcends mere representation.
In practice
This quote could be used in an art class to inspire students to observe and capture the nuances of human facial expressions.
Imagine that we are sitting in an ordinary room. Suddenly we are told that there is a corpse behind the door. In an instant the room we are sitting in is completely altered; everything in it has taken on another look; the light, the atmosphere have changed, though they are physically the same. This is because we have changed and the objects are as we conceive them. That is the effect I want to get in my film.
The 3D world allows you to engage even more with a film because you're somehow drawn into the landscape or the universe of that scene. Even when it's two people talking at a table, you feel like you're a third party.
Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.
My way of photographing is my way of life. I photograph from my experience, my way of seeing things.
The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world.
I think you too recognize the important relationship between philosophy and art, and it is just this relationship that most painters deny. The great masters do grasp it, unconsciously; but I believe that a painter's conscious spiritual knowledge will have a much greater influence upon his art, and that it would be due only to a weakness in him, or lack of genius, should this spiritual knowledge be harmful to his art.
THE SUFFERING OF GENIUS AND ITS VALUE. The artistic genius desires to give pleasure, but if his mind is on a very high plane he does not easily find anyone to share his pleasure; he offers entertainment but nobody accepts it. That gives him, in certain circumstances, a comically touching pathos; for he has no right to force pleasure on men. He pipes, but none will dance: can that be tragic?
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