"Art ... must do something more than give pleasure: it should relate to our own life so as to increase our energy of spirit."
–– Sir Kenneth Clark (1903-1983), British art historian, museum director, and broadcaster
via: Commonplace Book 2006-2009, 2008, p. 157.
"Do something. Start with pleasure. Make a list of all the things that are pleasurable in your life and then make an art form out of one of them. And if you're courageous, make a list of all the things that are difficult in your life and make an art form out of one of them."
–– Paulus Berensohn (1933-2017), American dancer and and craftsperson (ceramics, book arts, textiles)
Source: Paulus Berensohn speaking in the film To Spring from the Hand, 2013
via: Art Alternatives Knapsack Sketchbook 2017-2018 d, 2018, p. 36.
"We have to take pleasure seriously."
–– Charles Eames (1907-1978), American designer, architect, and filmmaker
via: Sketchbook 28, 2016, p. 80.
"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
–– Walter Bagehot (1826-1877), British journalist, essayist, political analyst, and economist
