--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: My objective is to create my own world…" description: "\"“My objective is to create my own world and these images which we create mean nothing more than the images which they are. We have forgotten how to rel..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/andrei-tarkovsky-3522_accessibility_my-objective-is-to-create-my-own-world-a_2896429.jpg" --- # My objective is to create my own world and these images… ![“My objective is to create my own world and these images which we create mean nothing more than the images which they are. We have forgotten how to relate emotionally to art: we treat it like editors, searching in it for that which the artist has supposedly hidden. It is actually much simpler than…” quote by Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/andrei-tarkovsky-3522_accessibility_my-objective-is-to-create-my-own-world-a_2896429.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/andrei-tarkovsky-3522_accessibility_my-objective-is-to-create-my-own-world-a_2896429.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/andrei-tarkovsky-3522_accessibility_my-objective-is-to-create-my-own-world-a_2896429.jpg) > ““My objective is to create my own world and these images which we create mean nothing more than the images which they are. We have forgotten how to relate emotionally to art: we treat it like editors, searching in it for that which the artist has supposedly hidden. It is actually much simpler than that, otherwise art would have no meaning. You have to be a child—incidentally children understand my pictures very well, and I haven’t met a serious critic who could stand knee-high to those children. We think that art demands special knowledge; we demand some higher meaning from an author, but the work must act directly on our hearts or it has no meaning at all.”” [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Art should connect directly to emotion without requiring scholarly decoding; simplicity and childlike perception give it meaning. **In simple terms:** Art must speak to the heart plainly. Key Takeaway Seek emotional honesty in creating and viewing art. Themes art emotion simplicity perception critique Mood reflective introspective Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - gallery visits - art education - personal creation - critic reviews Key Concepts aesthetic experience childlike perception direct impact Questions to Reflect On - How can you experience art without analysis? - What does childlike perception reveal about your own biases? A Different Perspective Art can be misinterpreted when over‑intellectualized, losing its visceral power. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Accessibility](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accessibility/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Art Demands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art-demands-934316/) [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Artist Supposedly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist-supposedly-4094971/) [Blase](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blase-21211/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Clarity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clarity/) [Creativity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creativity/) [Critics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/critics/) [Emotion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotion/) [Emotionally Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotionally-art-4094970/) [Essence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/essence/) [Goals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goals/) [Heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart/) [Images](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/images/) [Mean Images](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mean-images-4094972/) [Meaning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meaning/) [Overanalysis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/overanalysis-138180/) [Simplicity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/simplicity/) [Think Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-art/) [Understanding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/understanding/) [Universal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/universal/) [Worldview](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/worldview/) ## Related quotes > [“But the existence of a cult does not mean that images appropriate to it automatically follow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hughes/but-the-existence-of-a-cult-does-not-mean-that-images-appropriate-to/) [Robert Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-hughes/) > [Something impacts me emotionally, art is a kind of outlet, and I figure it's the same for a lot of artists. The way my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-coogler/something-impacts-me-emotionally-art-is-a-kind-of-outlet-and-i-figure/) [Ryan Coogler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-coogler/) > [“Some people, from what I've seen, boo, when they lie, they become very still and centered and their gaze very concentrated and intense. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-foster-wallace/some-people-from-what-i-ve-seen-boo-when-they-lie-they-become-very/) [David Foster Wallace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-foster-wallace/) > [“To my surprise, it was a place where my thoughts were the most lucid. I wasn’t bogged down in random trivial details or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-b-wilmot/to-my-surprise-it-was-a-place-where-my-thoughts-were-the-most-lucid-i/) [M.B. Wilmot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-b-wilmot/) > [I know it's so 'in' to be blase, but that's not going to get you anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-mitchell/i-know-it-s-so-in-to-be-blase-but-that-s-not-going-to-get-you-anywhere/) [Elizabeth Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-mitchell/) > [“Believe me, I may be a bit blasé, but I can still get any man I want.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/believe-me-i-may-be-a-bit-blas-but-i-can-still-get-any-man-i-want/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) > [You can't get blase about something you haven't done yet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-caine/you-can-t-get-blase-about-something-you-haven-t-done-yet/) [Michael Caine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-caine/) > [The health of a nation, a society, can be determined by the art it demands. We have insisted of television and our movies that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-albee/the-health-of-a-nation-a-society-can-be-determined-by-the-art-it/) [Edward Albee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-albee/) > [I have to say that I reject somewhat the distinction between something called art and something called public art. I think all art demands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-gormley/i-have-to-say-that-i-reject-somewhat-the-distinction-between/) [Antony Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-gormley/) > [Art demands of us that we shall not stand still.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-van-beethoven/art-demands-of-us-that-we-shall-not-stand-still/) [Ludwig van Beethoven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-van-beethoven/) > [Art demands constant observation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-van-gogh/art-demands-constant-observation/) [Vincent Van Gogh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-van-gogh/) > [Art demands persistent work, work in spite of everything, and continuous observations. By persistent, I mean not only continuous work, but also not giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-van-gogh/art-demands-persistent-work-work-in-spite-of-everything-and/) [Vincent Van Gogh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-van-gogh/) > [“I do not fear that "future generations will not read novels," etc. It is probably a complete misunderstanding to conceive of serious art in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/witold-gombrowicz/i-do-not-fear-that-future-generations-will-not-read-novels-etc-it-is/) [Witold Gombrowicz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/witold-gombrowicz/) > [The Dance is an art because it demands vocation, knowledge, and ability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/august-bournonville/the-dance-is-an-art-because-it-demands-vocation-knowledge-and-ability/) [August Bournonville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/august-bournonville/) > [The practice of any art demands more than 'mere savoir faire'. One must not only be in love with what one does, one must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-miller/the-practice-of-any-art-demands-more-than-mere-savoir-faire-one-must/) [Henry Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-miller/) ## More by Andrei Tarkovsky > [Art is realistic when it strives to express an ethical ideal. Realism is striving for truth, and truth is always beautiful. Here the aesthetic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/art-is-realistic-when-it-strives-to-express-an-ethical-ideal-realism/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [I think in fact that unless there is an organic link between the subjective impressions of the author and his objective representation of reality,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/i-think-in-fact-that-unless-there-is-an-organic-link-between-the/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [Perhaps the meaning of all human activity lies in the artistic consciousness, in the pointless and selfless creative act? Perhaps our capacity to create…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/perhaps-the-meaning-of-all-human-activity-lies-in-the-artistic/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [If we succeed with something, that is only because others are in need of what e have produced. And the more success we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/if-we-succeed-with-something-that-is-only-because-others-are-in-need/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [“I believe in one thing: the human spirit is immortal and indestructible. In the beyond there could be anything, it is of no importance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/i-believe-in-one-thing-the-human-spirit-is-immortal-and/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [It is perfectly possible to be a professional director or a professional writer and not to be an artist: merely a sort of executor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/it-is-perfectly-possible-to-be-a-professional-director-or-a/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [Some sort of pressure must exist; the artist exists because the world is not perfect. Art would be useless if the world were perfect,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/some-sort-of-pressure-must-exist-the-artist-exists-because-the-world/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [I know only one thing. when i sleep, i know no fear, no, trouble no bliss. blessing on him who invented sleep. the common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/i-know-only-one-thing-when-i-sleep-i-know-no-fear-no-trouble-no-bliss/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [It is a mistake to talk about the artist looking for his subject. In fact, the subject grows within him like a fruit and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/it-is-a-mistake-to-talk-about-the-artist-looking-for-his-subject-in/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [“The image in cinema is based on the ability to present as an observation one's own perception of an object”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/the-image-in-cinema-is-based-on-the-ability-to-present-as-an/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [Man is born unto the trouble as the sparks fly upwards.' In other words suffering is germane to our existence; indeed, how without it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/man-is-born-unto-the-trouble-as-the-sparks-fly-upwards-in-other-words/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [Why do people go to the cinema? What takes them into a darkened room where, for two hours, they watch the play of shadows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/why-do-people-go-to-the-cinema-what-takes-them-into-a-darkened-room/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [Objectivity can only be the author's and therefore subjective, even if he is editing a newsreel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/objectivity-can-only-be-the-author-s-and-therefore-subjective-even-if/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [“Perhaps cinema is the most personal art, the most intimate. In cinema only the author's intimate truth will be convincing enough for the audience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/perhaps-cinema-is-the-most-personal-art-the-most-intimate-in-cinema/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) > [Weakness is a great thing, and strength is nothing. When a man is just born, he is weak and flexible. When he dies, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/weakness-is-a-great-thing-and-strength-is-nothing-when-a-man-is-just/) [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) [Explore all 120 Andrei Tarkovsky quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) ## More Accessibility quotes > [“AI must orbit humanity, not turn humanity into a lie.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/ai-must-orbit-humanity-not-turn-humanity-into-a-lie/) [Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/) > [Whatever it is that you're successful at, that has to be the No. 1 goal. In my case, it's accessibility. So all of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-ray/whatever-it-is-that-you-re-successful-at-that-has-to-be-the-no-1-goal/) [Rachael Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-ray/) > [“Accessibility means more than adding a ramp between the sidewalk and the front door of a building. It includes the ease in which a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-fenton-lee/accessibility-means-more-than-adding-a-ramp-between-the-sidewalk-and/) [Amy Fenton Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-fenton-lee/) > [I've always said as a political scientist that "culture" is what we use when we can't explain things. I think it's more about accessibility.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/condoleezza-rice/i-ve-always-said-as-a-political-scientist-that-culture-is-what-we-use/) [Condoleezza Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/condoleezza-rice/) > [I know "accessibility" is a term that's kind of thrown around wantonly today, especially with talking about visual media. But I think that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-powell/i-know-accessibility-is-a-term-that-s-kind-of-thrown-around-wantonly/) [Nate Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-powell/) > [“The lingerie department is the only one that she can reach in her wheelchair. Nevertheless, she is fired the next day because of complaints…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosemarie-garland-thomson/the-lingerie-department-is-the-only-one-that-she-can-reach-in-her/) [Rosemarie Garland Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosemarie-garland-thomson/) > [“Use AI to empower life, don't abuse AI to ruin life. AI must orbit humanity, not turn humanity into a lie.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/use-ai-to-empower-life-don-t-abuse-ai-to-ruin-life-ai-must-orbit/) [Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/) > [A novel can educate to some extent, but first a novel has to entertain. That's the contract with the reader: you give me ten…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/a-novel-can-educate-to-some-extent-but-first-a-novel-has-to-entertain/) [Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/) > [“Naskar Constitution of GenAI (Sonnet) At times I'm hard on AI, at times I'm lenient, I have just one law on AI, keep the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/naskar-constitution-of-genai-sonnet-at-times-i-m-hard-on-ai-at-times/) [Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/) > [What I like about popular culture is its accessibility, and I've covered popular songs because they are amazing things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wyatt/what-i-like-about-popular-culture-is-its-accessibility-and-i-ve/) [Robert Wyatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wyatt/) > [“Who is setting the bar for what you call accessibility? The definition of “accessible” is “easy to understand,” and so much of the fiction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-marcus/who-is-setting-the-bar-for-what-you-call-accessibility-the-definition/) [Ben Marcus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-marcus/) > [I like the idea of accessibility, coming from a lower-middle-class background myself, I feel like beauty and products should be accessible to all women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-kruger/i-like-the-idea-of-accessibility-coming-from-a-lower-middle-class/) [Diane Kruger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-kruger/) > [The fundamental magic of flying, a miracle that has nothing to do with any of its practical purposes - purposes of speed, accessibility, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-morrow-lindbergh/the-fundamental-magic-of-flying-a-miracle-that-has-nothing-to-do-with/) [Anne Morrow Lindbergh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-morrow-lindbergh/) > [The four BIAs in the area support it. Operational benefits include accessibility and a place for police officers to come and go when they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-fantino/the-four-bias-in-the-area-support-it-operational-benefits-include/) [Julian Fantino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-fantino/) > [The division into whig and tory is founded in the nature of men; the weakly and nerveless, the rich and the corrupt, seeing more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-division-into-whig-and-tory-is-founded-in-the-nature-of-men-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Browse all 79 Accessibility quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accessibility/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“My objective is to create my own world and these images which we create mean nothing more than the images which they are. We have forgotten how to relate emotionally to art: we treat it like editors, searching in it for that which the artist has supposedly hidden. It is actually much simpler than that, otherwise art would have no meaning. You have to be a child—incidentally children understand my pictures very well, and I haven’t met a serious critic who could stand knee-high to those children. We think that art demands special knowledge; we demand some higher meaning from an author, but the work must act directly on our hearts or it has no meaning at all.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrei Tarkovsky" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/my-objective-is-to-create-my-own-world-and-these-images-which-we/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Accessibility" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/my-objective-is-to-create-my-own-world-and-these-images-which-we/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/andrei-tarkovsky-3522_accessibility_my-objective-is-to-create-my-own-world-a_2896429.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/andrei-tarkovsky-3522_accessibility_my-objective-is-to-create-my-own-world-a_2896429.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/andrei-tarkovsky-3522_accessibility_my-objective-is-to-create-my-own-world-a_2896429.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My objective is to create my own world and these images which we create mean nothing more than the images…” — Andrei Tarkovsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Andrei Tarkovsky", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“My objective is to create my...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/my-objective-is-to-create-my-own-world-and-these-images-which-we/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrei-tarkovsky/my-objective-is-to-create-my-own-world-and-these-images-which-we/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```