All Rudolf Arnheim Quotes
- When a system is considered in two different states, the difference in volume or in any other property, between the two states, depends solely upon… Any
- The arts, as a reflection of human existence at its highest, have always and spontaneously lived up to this demand of plenitude. No mature style… Any
- Now the work of art also represents a state of final equilibrium, of accomplished order and maximum relative entropy, and there are those who resent… Accomplished
- Every act is a visual judgement. Act
- Form is sometimes considered a mere spice added by the artist to the representation of objects in order to make it pleasurable. Added
- Order is a necessary condition for making a structure function. A physical mechanism, be it a team of laborers, the body of an animal, or… Animal
- The principle of parsimony is valid esthetically in that the artist must not go beyond what is needed for his purpose. Artist
- The dance, just as the performance of the actor, is kinesthetic art, art of the muscle sense. The awareness of tension and relaxation within his… Actor
- As one gets older, it happens that in the morning one fails to remember the airplane trip to be taken in a few hours or… Afternoon
- Furthermore, order is a necessary condition for making a structure function. A physical mechanism, be it a team of laborers, the body of an animal,… Animal
- Today we no longer regard the universe as the cause of our own undeserved troubles but perhaps, on the contrary, as the last refuge from… Affairs
- The absurd consequences of neglecting structure but using the concept of order just the same are evident if one examines the present terminology of information… Absurd
- Man's striving for order, of which art is but one manifestation, derives from a similar universal tendency throughout the organic world; it is also paralleled… Art