Asks Quote by Edward J. Fraughton Download Open image “An important question to ask is, 'Where and when did decoration and utility first meet?” — Edward J. Fraughton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Asks Decoration First meet Firsts Important Important questions Utility
Decoration is really about creating a quality of life, and a beauty in that life that nourishes the soul, that makes life beautiful. — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
Decoration can be a state of mind, an unusual perception, a ritual whisper. — Ettore Sottsass Copy Share Image
One of the first principles of decorative art is that in all manufactures ornament must hold a place subordinate to that of utility; and… — George Mason Copy Share Image
“My building was constructed in 1896, and the utilities reflect an odd design that has been jerry-rigged further with each renovation. If you want… — Neil Shubin Copy Share Image
I deeply believe that a beautiful decor can have a beneficial influence on our lives. — Albert Hadley Copy Share Image
I am going in now for interior decoration. By that I mean supplying objets d'art and giving advice regarding the decoration of their houses… — Elsie de Wolfe Copy Share Image
Decoration is asked to be 'merely' pleasing, 'merely' embellishing, and the 'functional' logic of Modernism leaves no room, apparently, for such 'mereness.' This is… — Clement Greenberg Copy Share Image
“The arts which we now call garden design and landscape design have three separate origins: sacred space, horticultural space and domestic space. Like Homo… — Tom Turner Copy Share Image
On silver necklaces they strung The flowering stars, on crowns they hung The dragon-fire, in twisted wire They meshed the light of moon and… — JRR Tolkien Copy Share Image
In truth, the best long-term explanations about our ancient counterparts can be found in the paintings, sculpture, crafts, tools of utility, language and architecture… — Edward J. Fraughton Copy Share Image
The artist's quest is to succeed in combining and balancing all compositional attributes and physical elements into those that are purely spiritual. That is… — Edward J. Fraughton Copy Share Image
Art is real and imaginary, two worlds rolled into one - the fulfillment of the artist's insatiable soul. — Edward J. Fraughton Copy Share Image
When one studies the structure of the universe, it becomes clear that the sciences are as aesthetic as the arts, and the arts are… — Edward J. Fraughton Copy Share Image
With a curious zeal to better understand our own existence, we often go far out of our way to find out who we are… — Edward J. Fraughton Copy Share Image
Remember, a word is an invention, a symbol for an idea. Written text began as an artistic representation of a thought or event. — Edward J. Fraughton Copy Share Image
Sculpture is a series of 3-dimensional shapes which, while fitting together, cause the perception of lines to the viewer, even where they do not… — Edward J. Fraughton Copy Share Image
Art is the supreme communicator of diverse cultures and ideas in a common frame of understanding, a virtual bridge across time. It is also… — Edward J. Fraughton Copy Share Image
If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I don't wear a watch because I want my arms to weigh the same. So if somebody asks me what time it is, I… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
I am a practicing Catholic, but my lineage is Jewish, so if someone asks me if I'm Jewish, I say yes. — Neve Campbell Copy Share Image
Freedom in every sense but primarily political sense, a rise in repression that stems from a repression of sexuality. It's AIDS, it's herpes, it's… — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
Why did Erich von Stronheim leave Germany? Why did Hitchcock leave England? If you were a director you'd like to work in Hollywood too.… — Roman Polanski Copy Share Image
There is nothing more I ask of this life than this moment, exactly so. And suddenly forever seems like too short a time. — Brian Andreas Copy Share Image
Success will come when the societal attitude changes and not a single woman in America asks herself the question 'What did I do?'. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
The most fundamental question we can ever ask ourselves is whether or not the universe we live in is friendly or hostile. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The rich people are apparently leaving America. They're giving up their citizenship. These great lovers of America who made their money in this country-when… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
There is a way to be a woman, ask for what we deserve and be able to negotiate. — Tracee Ellis Ross Copy Share Image
For someone to ask 'Who did you play for' and to be able to answer a single name 'Liverpool' that would be brilliant...I don't… — Jamie Carragher Copy Share Image
I have no hesitation in saying that although the American woman never leaves her domestic sphere and is in some respects very dependent within… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image