Susan Gabriel, Author » art http://www.susangabriel.com/blog Exploring the creative side of life: writing, art, nature & more Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:38:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Quotes about Art by Pablo Picasso and Thomas Merton http://www.susangabriel.com/blog/writers-and-writing/two-quotes-about-art-by-pablo-picasso-and-thomas-merton/ http://www.susangabriel.com/blog/writers-and-writing/two-quotes-about-art-by-pablo-picasso-and-thomas-merton/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:47:27 +0000 Susan Gabriel http://www.susangabriel.com/blog/?p=1207 Quotes about art by Pablo Picasso and Thomas Merton.
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picasso4This week I offer two quotes on art that I love. One by Pablo Picasso. The other by Thomas Merton.

Does one resonate with you more than the other? Do you have another favorite quote about art that you’d like to share?

 

 

ART WASHES AWAY FROM THE SOUL THE DUST OF EVERYDAY LIFE -- Pablo Picasso
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ART ENABLES US TO FIND OURSELVES
AND LOSE OURSELVES AT THE SAME TIME -- Thomas Merton
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(Artwork by Picasso)

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Talk about getting your work out there. This guy is leaving his art on sidewalks all over the world. Julian Beever is an English artist who has created his 3D masterpieces on pavements in England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium. Which is your favorite? I’d love to hear from you.

 

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Julian Beever at work

Julian Beever at work

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These National Geographic photographs combine my two favorite elements of life–nature and art. My favorite is the zebra photo. What is yours? Please comment below.

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