A work of art is itself an object, first of all, and so manipulation is unavoidable: it's a prerequisite. But I needed… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
By the artist's seizing any one object from nature, that object no longer is part of nature. One can go so far… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Every object in nature is impressed with God's footsteps, and every day repeats the wonders of creation. There is not an object,… — Thomas Guthrie Copy Share Image
Close scrutiny of an object in nature will nearly always yield some significant fact. — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
When I’m working with materials it’s not just the leaf or the stone, it’s the processes that are behind them that are… — Andy Goldsworthy Copy Share Image