The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

Quote by Jerzy Kosinski

Topics: Art Quotes

I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I...

I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I...

In my photographs it is apparent that there was no posing at the moment I...

In my photographs it is apparent that there was no posing at the moment I...

The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited...

The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited...

Physical comfort has nothing to do with any other comfort.

Physical comfort has nothing to do with any other comfort.

It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with...

It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with...

Gatherings and, simultaneously, loneliness are the conditions of a writer's life.

Gatherings and, simultaneously, loneliness are the conditions of a writer's life.

Persons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes...

Persons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes...

If we reduce social life to the smallest possible unit we will find that there...

If we reduce social life to the smallest possible unit we will find that there...

And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to...

And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to...

I collect human relationships very much the way others collect fine art.

I collect human relationships very much the way others collect fine art.

A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease...

A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease...

Mapplethorpe presented the body as a sexual object, separating it from the humanity of the...

Mapplethorpe presented the body as a sexual object, separating it from the humanity of the...

As I go to sleep I remember what my father said-that one can never be...

As I go to sleep I remember what my father said-that one can never be...

I don't fret over lost time - I can always use the situations in a...

I don't fret over lost time - I can always use the situations in a...

I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them.

I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them.

I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest...

I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest...

Banks introduced the installment plan. The disappearance of cash and the coming of the credit...

Banks introduced the installment plan. The disappearance of cash and the coming of the credit...

Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.

Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.

Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can...

Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can...

Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this...

Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this...