It's the way to educate your eyes. Stare. Pry, listen eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.

Quote by Walker Evans

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Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.

Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.

Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the...

Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the...

Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the...

Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the...

Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment...

The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment...

Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.

Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where...

Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where...

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are...

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are...

A picture is a poem without words.

A picture is a poem without words.

Art among a religious race produces relics; among a military one, trophies; among a commercial...

Art among a religious race produces relics; among a military one, trophies; among a commercial...

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior,...

To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior,...

Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little...

Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little...

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of...

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of...

I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked...

I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked...

Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the...

Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the...