There is this looking at the world as shapes and patterns and colors that have meaning, and you can't deny the superficial because the superficial is what meets the eye.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of perception in understanding the world, where superficial elements shape our initial impressions.
Wolfgang Tillmans highlights the significance of observing the world through the lens of shapes, patterns, and colors that carry meaning. He suggests that while deeper understandings are essential, we should not overlook the superficial aspects of our experiences, as they are the first point of contact with reality. This duality implies that both what is immediately visible and what lies beneath the surface are integral to our comprehension of the world.
In practice
In an art class discussion about perception and beauty.
There are many other little refinements too, Mr. Bohlen. You'll see them all when you study the plans carefully. For example, there's a trick that nearly every writer uses, of inserting at least one long, obscure word into each story. This makes the reader think that the man is very wise and clever. So I have the machine do the same thing. There'll be a whole stack of long words stored away just for this purpose." Where?" In the 'word-memory' section," he said, epexegetically.
Maybe stories are just data with a soul.
The Marquesan girls dance all over; not only do their feet dance, but their arms, hands, fingers, ay, their very eyes seem to dance in their heads.
I started being interested in acting when I heard the voices of Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud and Sir Alec Guinness. Ive had the great privilege of working with Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Anthony Hopkins. These are people who inspire the work that I do.
If one hears bad music, it is one's duty to drown it by one's conversation.
It's possible for me to make a bad movie out of a good script, but I can't make a good movie from a bad script.
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