Quotes About Aesthetics

Cuando el mal gusto alcanza tales extremos, sólo queda el recurso de la risa

Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.

Less is more. You should wear earrings or bracelets, but not both.

Just because something is on trend doesn't mean you have to embrace it. You can look at it and admire it, but that doesn't mean you have to wear black nail polish or red lipstick.

Not one person would admit that they didn't want me to wear a bikini because of their aesthetic preference - a preference that is shaped by our cultural perceptions of what is and isn't beautiful.

I find it frustrating when people wear belts with braces. That's an interesting one.

I like to mostly wear very simple clothes.

Professional people make everything look perfect, they make everything that you're wearing look great, if it's in a picture or on the runway.

Skinny jeans and an extra big t-shirt. Ugh, I cannot stand that. It looks like an idiot: it's just proportionately wrong. And the super, super, super, super, super, super, super skinny jeans. I don't think you can get anything done when you're wearing clothes that tight.

It isn't enough for a book to be transporting or entertaining; it must also come from a place of knowledge and an understanding of aesthetics. Even where a longlisted book wears its craftsmanship lightly, the power of the writing shines through.

What I want to do is produce really delicious food. I want it to look nice, because when you see food you should want to eat it. You shouldn't be saying, 'Oh my goodness, isn't the chef clever, he can weave the Eiffel Tower out of carrot sticks.'

Video games and YouTube.com are creatively booming, even though Web design, as demonstrated by the ugly clutter of most major news sites, is in the pits.

You don't need a great green thumb in order to make something look nice. A lot of times, it's just about cleaning up the weeds and trimming back the shrubs.

Noise is a parasite. Anything noisy is poorly designed.

For 'Chungking Express,' the way we shot the film was all handheld and with all this existing light, and that became very popular. Everybody thought it was cool.

The point is to expand the scope of what a movie can possibly mean or be, to get people involved because they're artistic or understand the point of the material, not just because they fit a certain bill aesthetically.

Don't feel you have to buy something to sit in or at. Buy something you are emotionally attached to and build your design around that. One Matisse cutout poster could provide you with your whole color scheme!

In 1979, postmodernism lost its understanding of the meaning of ornament. It degenerated into kitsch applique.

I love art, but I've never bought an artwork or even considered it.

Design is my biggest love. It consumes me!

I'm a lover and consumer of beauty.

The number of contemporary artists who appeal to me is infinitesimal.

The worst art is when it's really convenient and comfy.

This may sound corny, but I've always liked to make things that were beautiful.