"At one of the annual conventions of the……" — Rudolf Arnheim
"At one of the annual conventions of the American Society for Aesthetics much confusion arose when the Society for Anesthetics met at the same time in the same hotel."
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Rudolf Arnheim
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38 Quotes by Rudolf Arnheim
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In a land of immigrants, one was not an alien but simply the latest arrival.
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A system is in equilibrium when the forces constituting it are arranged in such a way as to compensate each…
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Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying glass at an insect so tiny that the naked…
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All perceiving is also thinking, all reasoning is also intuition, all observation is also invention.
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Entropy theory is indeed a first attempt to deal with global form; but it has not been dealing with structure.…
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Entropy theory, on the other hand, is not concerned with the probability of succession in a series of items but…
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Variety is more than a means of avoiding boredom, since art is more than an entertainment of the senses.
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Seeing consists of the grasping of structural features rather than the indiscriminate recording of detail.
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The rehabilitation of order as a universal principle, however, suggested at the same time that orderliness by itself is not…
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Both art and science are bent on the understanding of the forces that shape existence, and both call for a…
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Climbing is a heroic liberating act; and height spontaneously symbolizes things of high value, be it in the value of…
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The arts are neglected because they are based on perception, and perception is disdained because it is not assumed to…
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No book includes the entire world. It's limited. And so it doesn't seem like an aesthetic compromise to have to…
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We're dabbling in eugenics all the time, breeding ideal crops to replace less aesthetic or nutritious or hardy varieties; leveling…
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I don't think it's possible to touch people's imagination today by aesthetic means.
— J. G. Ballard
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I suspect that many of the great cultural shifts that prepare the way for political change are largely aesthetic. A…
— J. G. Ballard
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I've handled colour as a man should behave. You may conclude that I consider ethics and aesthetics as one.
— Josef Albers
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Visual art and writing don't exist on an aesthetic hierarchy that positions one above the other, because each is capable…
— William S. Burroughs
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There is a certain aesthetic pleasure in trying to imagine the unimaginable and failing, if you are a reader.
— A. S. Byatt
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I think we need the feminine qualities of leadership, which include attention to aesthetics and the environment, nurturing, affection, intuition…
— Deepak Chopra
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I think decor says a lot about someone's social position, their taste, their sensibility, their work - and also about…
— Pedro Almodovar
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Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic…
— Richard Courant
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A designer is a planner with an aesthetic sense.
— Bruno Munari
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The best stroked putt in a lifetime does not bring the aesthetic satisfaction of a perfectly hit wood or iron…
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