The vocation, whether it be that of the farmer or the architect, is a function; the exercise of this function as regards the man himself is the most indispensable means of spiritual development, and as regards his relation to society the measure of his worth.
Industry without art is brutality. - Ananda Coomaraswamy
Industry without art is brutality.
- Ananda Coomaraswamy
From one point of view becoming is a humiliation, and from another a royal procession. - Ananda Coomaraswamy
From one point of view becoming is a humiliation, and from another a royal procession.
The vocation, whether it be that of the farmer or the architect, is a function; the exercise of this function as regards the man himself is the most … - Ananda Coomaraswamy
The vocation, whether it be that of the farmer or the architect, is a function; the exercise of this function as regards the man himself is the most …
We have come to think of art and work as incompatible, or at least independent categories and have for the first time in history created an industry … - Ananda Coomaraswamy
We have come to think of art and work as incompatible, or at least independent categories and have for the first time in history created an industry …
The man incapable of contemplation cannot be an artist, but only a skillful workman. - Ananda Coomaraswamy
The man incapable of contemplation cannot be an artist, but only a skillful workman.
Becoming is not a contradiction of being but the epiphany of being. - Ananda Coomaraswamy
Becoming is not a contradiction of being but the epiphany of being.
The artist is not a special kind of man, but every man is a special kind of artist. - Ananda Coomaraswamy
The artist is not a special kind of man, but every man is a special kind of artist.
Art is nothing tangible. We cannot call a painting 'art' as the words 'artifact' and 'artificial' imply. The thing made is a work of art made by art,… - Ananda Coomaraswamy
Art is nothing tangible. We cannot call a painting 'art' as the words 'artifact' and 'artificial' imply. The thing made is a work of art made by art,…
Myth embodies the nearest approach to absolute truth that can be stated in words. - Ananda Coomaraswamy
Myth embodies the nearest approach to absolute truth that can be stated in words.
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