Modernism released us from the constraints of everything that had gone before with a euphoric sense of freedom.
Quote by Arthur Erickson
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Modernism released us from the constraints of everything that had gone before with a euphoric sense of freedom.
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Arthur Erickson Quotes
- The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line.
- Today's developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for whom the work of architecture represented a chance to celebrate the worth of his enterprise.
- The new architecture of transparency and lightness comes from Japan and Europe.
- This great, though disastrous, culture can only change as we begin to stand off and see... the inveterate materialism which has become the model for cultures around the world.
- Only when inspired to go beyond consciousness by some extraordinary insight does beauty manifest unexpectedly.
- No wonder the film industry started in the desert in California where, like all desert dwellers, they dream their buildings, rather than design them.
- Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place?
- Part of our western outlook stems from the scientific attitude and its method of isolating the parts of a phenomenon in order to analyze them.
- I plead for conservation of human culture, which is much more fragile than nature herself. We needn't destroy other cultures with the force of our own.
- Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement of the structure so much as what it contains that moves us.
Best Quotes
- Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion.
- We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options.
- I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.
- I exercise every morning. I do light weights - 5lb and 10lb arm exercises - and then lie and lift my arms and legs. It's all about keeping core strength. I do a lot of stretching too.
- Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature.
- Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
- I think music is the greatest art form that exists, and I think people listen to music for different reasons, and it serves different purposes. Some of it is background music, and some of it is things that might affect a person's day, if not their life, or change an attitude. The best songs are the ones that make you feel something.
- Corn is an efficient way to get energy calories off the land and soybeans are an efficient way of getting protein off the land, so we've designed a food system that produces a lot of cheap corn and soybeans resulting in a lot of cheap fast food.
- The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music.
- Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches.