“The universe was once conceived as the passive stage upon which the dramatic conflict of human wills was enacted and resolved. Today man has discovered that that which seemed simple and stable is, instead, complex and volatile; his own inventions… — Maya Deren Copy Share Image
The task of cinema or any other art form is not to translate hidden messages of the unconscious soul into art but to experiment… — Maya Deren Copy Share Image
I am not greedy. I do not seek to possess the major portion of your days. I am content if, on those rare occasions… — Maya Deren Copy Share Image
It is not morbidity which draws crowds to scenes of disaster or unusual joy. It is the desire to participate in a moment when… — Maya Deren Copy Share Image
And what more could I possibly ask as an artist than that your most precious visions, however rare, assume sometimes the forms of my… — Maya Deren Copy Share Image
Art is actually based on the notion that if you would really celebrate an idea or a principle, you must think, you must plan,… — Maya Deren Copy Share Image
“The universe was once conceived as the passive stage upon which the dramatic conflict of human wills was enacted and resolved. Today man has… — Maya Deren Copy Share Image