Quotes About Aesthetics

I believe designers should eliminate the unnecessary. That means eliminating everything that is modish because this kind of thing is only short-lived.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Cars are a fairly unpleasant thing to have to draw.

Chemistry is so important and so unpredictable. Sometimes you get in a room with someone where aesthetically you make perfect sense as a couple, and then you read, and you're both kind of sitting there like, 'This isn't working for some strange reason; it just doesn't really pop.'

It was very unusual to employ prettiness as part of a building.

Anytime I see an unusual combination of colors or patterns or texture, I buy it.

I can cook, but I also want everything to look beautiful on the plate - then I get upset when people eat it. Everyone just tears through it, and that makes me sad. It's not a rewarding experience for me to cook.

The women in 'Downton Abbey' don't compare to the women in 'Upstairs Downstairs.' Ours are stunning. We've got Laura Haddock, Keeley Hawes, Claire Foy... beautiful women.

Simplicity and Repose are qualities that measure the true value of any work of art.

The main purpose of my work is to provoke people into using their imagination and make their surroundings more exciting.

Only the work of art itself can raise the standard of taste.

Design isn't just about making things beautiful; it's also about making things work beautifully.

What concerns me when I work, is not whether the picture is a landscape, or whether it's pastoral, or whether somebody will see a sunset in it. What concerns me is - did I make a beautiful picture?

Architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart. Creative work is expressed in our time as a union of technology and humanity.

Lucifer is the patron saint of the visual arts. Color, form - all these are the work of Lucifer.

Paint is a very sensual material. It's lovely to work with and lovely to look at.

You like it, that's all, whether it's a landscape or abstract. You like it. It hits you. You don't have to read it. The work of art-sculpture or painting-forces your eye.

The people who work in the fashion industry and the people who work in the film industry have a lot in common. They're very creative. Their eye is very aesthetic.

The first impression of a work of art is its otherness from reality.

Look at nature - look at birds, look at fish. Things that look good, work good. People don't get the message of ergonomics.

Art really is something very difficult. It is difficult to make, and it is sometimes difficult for the viewer to understand. It is difficult to work out what is art and what is not art.

A building is no good if someone's got to explain to you why it's good. You can't say you don't know enough about architecture - that's ridiculous. It's got to work on many levels.

The less apparent the means and manner of the artist, the more directly will his work appeal to the understanding and the feelings.

The purpose of architecture is to create an atmosphere in which man can live, work, and enjoy.