What is line? It is life. A line must live at each point along its course in such a way that the artist's presence makes itself fe...lt above that of the model.... With the writer, line takes precedence over form and content. It runs through the words he assembles. It strikes a continuous note unperceived by ear or eye. It is, in a way, the soul's style, and if the line ceases to have a life of its own, if it only describes an arabesque, the soul is missing and the writing dies.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The Dada object reflected an ironic posture before the consecrated forms of art. The surrealist object differs significantly in th...is respect. It stands for a mysterious relationship with the outer world established by man's sensibility in a way that involves concrete forms in projecting the artist's inner model.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When you model, the focus is completely on you, and some people really appreciate the attention, especially if they didn't get it ...growing up. You're being drawn; you're being looked at. There's a sense of acceptance that comes from that.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Nothing can we call our own but death, And that small model of the barren earth... Which serves as paste and cover to our bones.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Since [Rousseau's] time, and largely thanks to him, the Ego has steadily tended to efface itself, and, for purposes of model, to b...ecome a manikin on which the toilet of education is to be draped in order to show the fit or misfit of the clothes. The object of study is the garment, not the figure.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
When Titian was mixing brown madder, His model was posed up a ladder.... Said Titian, "That position Calls for coition," So he lept up the ladder and had her.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good s...ense, good habits, good temper, patience, order, courtesy, tact, self-reliance, many deference to superior officers, and many consideration for inferiors.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The best way to teach a child restraint and generosity is to be a model of those qualities yourself. If your child sees that you w...ant a particular item but refrain from buying it, either because it isn't practical or because you can't afford it, he will begin to understand restraint. Likewise, if you donate books or clothing to charity, take him with you to distribute the items to teach him about generosity.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
As a parent, you will often serve as an inadvertent example to your child. A child will model himself after you in many areas: how... you deal with frustration, settle disagreements and cope with not being able to have the things that you want, to name just three.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »